Lyon’s president Jean Michel Aulas has moved quickly to squash the rumours of Alexandre Lacazette joining Liverpool.
On Sunday, a French news outlet claimed that the Reds were close to tying up a deal for Ligue 1’s top scorer but Aulas has emphatically denied this via his Twitter account.
“The latest rumours are trash,” said the French businessman who has owned the club since 1987.
“Liverpool have never called Lyon about Lacazette and without playing in the Champions League they have neither the money nor [would they be] able to interest him.”
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It seems that any club that want Lacazette will have to be willing to part with a huge amount of money (around £50 million) and also be of Champions League status.
After scoring 27 goals in a campaign where Lyon finished runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain, Lacazette will be a sought after figure in this transfer window.
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