Arsenal exit looking likely as club’s transfer chief confirms ‘ambitious’ raid being planned

A European club’s head of recruitment has confirmed their plans to snatch Alexandre Lacazette from Arsenal this summer.

The striker’s terms expire on June 30 and are unlikely to be renewed. He is free to sort out a pre-contract agreement with a club on the continent under the Bosman ruling.

Lacazette has performed well for the Gunners since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s disciplinary debacle.

He has registered two goals and three assists during six Premier League matches since December 11. That form helped Mikel Arteta’s side to win four league games on the bounce.

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Lacazette is also a member of Arteta’s captaincy group, alongside midfielder Granit Xhaka.

Despite this, the 30-year-old could still leave north London as part of Arsenal’s attacking overhaul.

Aubameyang has already signed for Barcelona, while Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe is attracting interest from AC Milan.

And Lacazette is in line to join them as former club Lyon are plotting a reunion.

The Ligue 1 club’s head of recruitment, Bruno Cheyrou, is hoping to pull off an ‘ambitious’ move.

He said (via Sport Witness): “I’m not telling you that we’ll manage to bring back Lacazette, but we need to try. Without selling dreams to anyone, we will try to be as ambitious as