Mesut Ozil excited to assist “ice cold” Arsenal signing Alexandre Lacazette
Alexandre Lacazette‘s arrival has Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil eagerly anticipating the start of the season.
The £52million club record signing has scored 76 Ligue 1 goals over the last three seasons for Lyon and adds more pace to the Gunners’ front line – something Ozil is keen to “have fun” with.
“I’m really looking forward to it,” he told Arsenal Player.
“He’s a very good striker who has scored many goals in Ligue 1, not just this season but in previous seasons too. We’re really happy to have such a class striker here with us.
“From what I’ve heard, he’s meant to be very good, always hungry for goals and ice-cold when he gets into a scoring position.
“My friends who follow the French league know him well and have told me that I’ll definitely have fun with him on the pitch.
“I hope that he’ll be able to take us further with his goals.
“I’m sure he’s happy to be here and to be able to play with us, and we’re pleased to be able to assist him and help him to score as many goals as possible.”
Lacazette’s 2016/17 in numbers
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Last season the French striker found the back of the net 37 times across all competitions – Ligue 1, French Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League.
Lacazette registered the best chance conversion rate (38.89%) of the 22 strikers across Europe’s top five leagues last season to score more than 20 league goals.
Ozil recorded nine Premier League assists in 2016/17 but created 98 chances for his Arsenal teammates – 20 more than Alexis Sanchez managed.
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