Lyon have confirmed they have rejected an offer from Arsenal for star striker Alexandre Lacazette.
The France international has been strongly linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 side this summer, with the Gunners thought to be leading the race to secure his services.
However, Lyon have since announced that an offer from the Premier League outfit has been rebuffed, saying: “Lyon categorically deny having received a 48m euro offer for the transfer of Alexandre Lacazette as reported by ‘Le Progres’ this morning.
“The club regrets that once more ‘Le Progres’ has not taken the time to contact it before publishing this false information which creates confusion on the day that the Olympique Lyonnais group publishes it’s annual turnover of 218.1m Euros, an increase of 111% on 2014/15 figures.
“The reality is that Arsenal Football Club formulated a 35m Euros offer which Olympique Lyonnais has not considered for the sole reason that OL will keep Alexandre Lacazette who is considered irreplaceable and one of the key leaders of Bruno Genesio’s squad.”
West Ham and Spurs are supposedly keeping tabs on Lacazette, who netted 21 league goals last season.
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