Lacazette: Arsenal midfielder Coquelin and I have been in contact since 2010
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Arsenal‘s club record signing Alexandre Lacazette has revealed how a long-standing friendship with Francis Coquelin has helped him decide his transfer.
The France international striker completed a £52 million to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, after which he revealed how he befriended Coquelin on his first visit to north London.
The 26-year-old was part of the Lyon squad which played in the 2010 Emirates Cup after having scored the winning goal in under-19 European Championship final 24 hours earlier – where Coquelin was a teammate.
“Francis and I kept in touch after that,” Lacazette told Arsenal’s official website. “We’ve had a lot of contact over the last few years and even more over the last few weeks, of course, since it became increasingly likely that I would come to Arsenal.
“He has said only good things about Arsenal, which is not surprising because he wanted me to join the club. Even without that I still really wanted to come here.
“He stressed that it was a great club located in a fantastic city. He said I would not regret my decision to move here because of the people I’d be working with and, of course, the fans.”
The 26-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the Emirates Stadium and becomes the Gunners’ second signing of the summer, following Sead Kolasinac’s arrival from Schalke on a free transfer.
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