Alexandre Lacazette transfer to Arsenal rival can secure Mikel Arteta dream £36m replacement

A number of Arsenal players carry uncertain futures as they head into the summer transfer window later this year, with the likes of Bernd Leno, Mohamed Elneny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Nicolas Pepe and Eddie Nketiah seemingly leaning towards the exit door.

However, the future of a current starter in the form of Alexandre Lacazette is also up in the air as he enters the final few months of his contract.

So far there have been no signs of a new deal being agreed and manager Mikel Arteta is set to wait until the end of the season for a final decision on what happens next.

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"Yeah, we have discussions as you know and at the end of the season, once we know where we are, we will make a decision all together," Arteta said ahead of Arsenal's clash against Leicester last week.

Sources close to the player told several months ago that the 30-year-old did not plan to sign a new deal at the Emirates, leading to interest from his former club Lyon which was publicly confirmed by the club's president.

‘It’s Lacazette, he interests us because he marked this club', said Jean-Michel Aulas last month. 'It’s a profile that interests us and we have always been in contact with him. We have to try to see if we can do it as a free player but we will not be alone.'

Aulas certainly wasn't wrong when saying that Lyon wouldn't be alone, as West Ham remain interested in landing the striker according to an exclusive by TEAMtalk's Graeme Bailey.

The report states that the Hammers are looking to offer a multi-year deal which would put them in the driving seat for