His fee, of up to £52m with add-ons, will surpass the £42.4m Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013. Lacazett, who has won 11 caps for France, was the second-highest scorer in Ligue 1 last season with 28 goals.
The Gunners overcame Brentford 1-0 in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night, where Declan Rice (back) and Bukayo Saka (calf) both missed out with injuries sustained in the North London derby last weekend.
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"I was examined by the Chief Doctor of the National Championships and diagnosed with a Grade 1 tear. "I have submitted a medical exemption to be excused from the 100m final and the remainder of the National Championships."
He clocked a time of1.40.19 in a race often referred to as the best 800m race ever, given that all of the Kenyan's competitors also set new records - from national records to personal bests to season bests.