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Alexandre Lacazette is a ‘goalscoring machine’, says Francis Coquelin

Alexandre Lacazette is a ‘goalscoring machine’, says Francis Coquelin

Alexandre Lacazette is a 'goalscoring machine' boasts Arsenal team-mate
Alexandre Lacazette has impressed Francis Coquelin (Picture: Getty)
Francis Coquelin has hailed Arsenal new boy Alexandre Lacazette as a ‘goalscoring machine’ following his record-breaking move to the Emirates.
The Frenchman completed a £52million move to the Gunners from Lyon in July and bagged his first goal for the club in a friendly win against Sydney FC.
Deal close? Fans go into meltdown as Nemanja Matic is pictured in Man Utd training  Lacazette was adamant he would not leave Lyon for a club outside of the Champions League but Wenger persuaded the 26-year-old that Arsenal were the right club for him after years of interest.
Coquelin played alongside the forward coming through the ranks for France’s youth side and he says Lacazette will prove a ‘great asset’ for the Gunners.
Alexandre Lacazette is a 'goalscoring machine' boasts Arsenal team-mate
Lacazette has impressed on Arsenal’s pre-season tour (Picture: Getty)
‘We played together for the youth side with the national team so I know him very well and i’m really happy he’s coming to the club,’ said Coquelin.
‘He’s going to be a great asset – he’s a goalscoring machine.
‘He scored 37 goals last season in all competitions so he’s shown that he’s a very good player. He’s the third all-time top goalscorer for Lyon with 129 goals in just 275 games for the club, so he’s shown everyone what he can do.
‘I think he can do it all – he can do pretty much everything. He’s someone who likes to get on the ball and he likes to run in behind defenders, but he’s a goalscorer.
‘It can be difficult to find someone who can score 25 to 30 goals, so if he can do that it would be very special for us.’

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