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One word that can best sum up Arsenal under Mikel Arteta is change.

The Spaniard has overseen a near overhaul of the squad, banishing the big earners and replacing them with young, hungry talents such as Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka and new signings Ben White and Aaron Ramsdale.

Most recently, the Gunners coach made the big decision to boot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out - cancelling his £350,000-a-week contract after stripping him of the captaincy.

Alexandre Lacazette has been given the armband but that appears to just be a temporary measure with his contract expiring at the end of the season.

All the signs point towards the Frenchman leaving with a return to Lyon a potential solution but former Arsenal striker Alan Smith reckons there is a scenario that could suit all parties.

Speaking at the London Football Awards, he told the Mirror: “The question is what length contract do you give Lacazette and what he wants at his age.

“Arsenal don’t want to be stuck with someone that is overpaid and underperforming, they’ve been there before.

“It looks like he is a good character of the dressing room but it all depends on who they have lined up to come in.

“In an ideal world you might give him a one-year contract to oversee the transformation of that attack. But yeah, there is a lot of work for