'Suddenly he moves' - Alexandre Lacazette can bring goals to Arsenal like Ian Wright, says Gerard Houllier

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George Elek5 July 2017

Former Lyon manager Gerard Houllier has likened Alexandre Lacazette to Ian Wright, and has declared that “one thing he will bring Arsenal is goals.”

The French striker’s £52million move to the Emirates, for which Houllier acted as an advisor to Lyon, is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday evening.

It will represent the end of a long wait for Gunners fans to secure a top-level goal scorer, with Lacazette netting 28 times in Ligue 1 last season, and 114 in 242 appearances for the club.

Houllier is convinced that Lacazette's goal-scoring ability will translate to the Premier League, and sees a likeness with Arsenal legend Wright in his movement.

"He is very mobile, very quick, good in short spaces, has good skill and he scores goals," Houllier told talkSPORT.

"He was the top scorer in France in 2014-15, the best player in the league in 2015 and has been the best French scorer over the last three seasons.

"He scores more than 25 goals every season. One thing he will bring to Arsenal is goals. His main asset is to score goals.

"He has good technique, good at using short spaces and is a hard-working player. He can attack, he can defend quickly. I'm not surprised Arsene fancied him.

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"He will fit in their game. He will suit their passing game, the way they build up, their approach. He is very good near the box.

"He is a bit like Ian Wright really. You don't seem to see him and then suddenly he moves."

With many Premier League clubs looking to Europe for big-name strikers, the former Liverpool boss has little doubt that Arsenal are getting their value for money.

"When you think Anthony Martial cost €80m Morata is about to cost €90m... Morata hasn't scored as many goals as Lacazette," he added.

"Morata has played 130 games and scored only 47 goals."

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