Arsenal: 4 iconic shirt numbers available in the summer

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 22: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal holds the match ball ahead of taking a penalty during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Arsenal and AFC Wimbledon at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Images) /

Number 9

“He’s our Frenchmen, He’s our number nine (number nine)

“He plays for Arsenal in red and white (red and white)

“Scoring goals is what he does best,

“And he goes by the name of Lacazette…”

The problem is, scoring goals isn’t really what Lacazette does best and, in recent history, nor is it what any player donning the number nine has done for Arsenal.

Lucas Perez…

Chu-young Park…

Julio Baptista…

Francis Jeffers…

There have, of course, been some successes in the number nine, like Anelka, George, Reyes and the like, but what the Gunners really want is a proper goalscoring centre-forward. This will doubtlessly come via the transfer market, and is the move everyone has their eyes peeled on for the summer when Lacazette eventually departs.

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