Alexandre Lacazette’s top 3 Arsenal moments

Alexandre Lacazette’s time in North London is coming to an end after five years.

His time at the club will likely be a topic of polarisation within the fanbase with some arguing that he had a solid time, while others will suggest that he didn’t do enough for his price and expectations. Perhaps there’s some truth in both arguments.

Signed for a then club-record £47.5m fee back in 2017, the expectations placed upon the Frenchman were high as the Gunners sought to enter a new era with Unai Emery at the helm.

After scoring 27, 21, and 28 league goals in his last three seasons in France he would never break the 20-goal threshold in the Premier League as he notched 14, 13, ten, 13, and four-goal hauls during his time in north London. I think it would be hard to argue that Laca lived up to that price tag but he has also been a loyal servant to the club and as he said in his last video with the club “once a gunner, always a gunner.”

Alexandre Lacazette’s top 3 Arsenal moments

So as Laca says goodbye to the club, here are three of my favourite moments of his in an Arsenal shirt.

3. The Wolves comeback

This moment from February was one of my favourites of the season as Lacazette completed a late comeback against a defensively sound Wolves side.

Lacazette’s shot past Jose Sa sent the home faithful into a state of delirium after Arsenal came back from a goal behind to win 2-1 to snatch what felt like such a significant victory at the time.

Despite the goal being recorded as an own goal by Sa, the winner is still very much attributed to the Frenchman in the minds of Gooners. It was his last notable contribution for the club.

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