The prolific Ligue 1 striker is now as short as 1/20 to be playing in North London next season.
It was only a month ago it seemed as though Alexandre Lacazette was on his way to Atletico Madrid, only for a transfer ban to scupper the move. Arsenal appear to have taken advantage of Atleti’s woes and swooped for their long-term target however, as the French striker is now as short as 1/20 to make the move to London this summer.
In the past 24 hours, 90.5% of all bets placed on the market have been on the forward making the move to the Emirates this window. Odds of 4/11 yesterday soon evaporated and a price of 1/7 is the most generous you will currently find. It is no secret that the Gunners have been in the market for a top quality goalscorer since the days of Robin van Persie, and fans will hope that Lacazette - who scored 37 goals in 45 games last season - can be the prolific number 9 they’ve long craved.
If the move does happen, our users are thinking it could mean the departure of Alexis Sanchez to Manchester City. Since the Lacazette reports have picked up, 65.3% of bets on the Chilean’s future have been on him joining up with old boss Pep Guardiola at City. Just 18.2% of bets have been placed on Sanchez playing in tandem with the Ligue 1 striker next season.
This likely also signals Arsenal’s acceptance that a deal for Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe is out of reach. Arsenal are still 4/1 to sign the hottest property in world football but when Real Madrid are interested, it is difficult to compete. The Spanish and European champions are 2/1 to sign Mbappe, whilst Monaco are 8/5 to hold on to the wonderkid.
A more realistic target from Monaco who Arsenal have been eyeing is attacking midfielder Thomas Lemar. There were reports the Gunners had a £30m+ bid rejected last week and they are even money to persuade the French champions to sell, whilst bookies make Monaco slight favourites at 8/11 to quell any advances.
