LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal have signed French international striker Alexandre Lacazette on a five-year contract from French side Olympique Lyonnais, the Premier League club has said. British media reported that the fee for the 26-year-old was a club record 46.5 million pounds ($60 million), surpassing the 42.4 million pounds Arsenal paid Real Madrid for Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil in 2013. “We are very happy to have Alexandre join our group," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told the club website (www.arsenal.com). "He has shown over a number of years that he can score goals and that he is a very efficient finisher. (Reporting by Ed Osmond; additional reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru, editing by Julian Shea)

Source: The Star July 05, 2017 16:33 UTC