Lacazette held talks with PSG before joining Arsenal

Alexandre Lacazette held talks with Paris Saint-Germain before joining Arsenal this summer.

The 26-year-old joined the Gunners this summer from Lyon for a fee that could rise to £52m.

Lacazette was coming off a sensational 2016/17 season that saw him score 36 goals for Lyon in 44 appearances.

That form attracted interest from big-spending PSG but Lacazette says the lure of testing himself in the Premier League persuaded him to join Arsenal.

Lacazette told RMC Sport: "We talked to PSG but I knew it was not where I wanted to go. In France, I would only play for Lyon.

"PSG could have helped me progress because they of the big players they have but I wanted to play in another league."

UCJ, UNILORIN.