Alexandre Lacazette sees his contract with Arsenal expire at the end of the season. Many discussions have been had as to whether the club should extend his deal or look beyond the 30-year-old despite having only Folarin Balogun as a senior option this summer.
Mikel Arteta has been very coy when asked on the subject and has maintained that conversations will wait until the end of the season. Arsenal face a nervous final ten games in which an injury to the forward could end their hopes of a top-four finish.
With all the furore surrounding who Arsenal might look to bring in and whether Lacazette will leave, getting into the mindset of someone who knows the expectations of the club was important. Emmanuel Petit is one such player. He won the 1997/98 Premier League title under Arsene Wenger, servicing forwards such as Ian Wright, Nicolas Anelka and Dennis Bergkamp and believes something is missing from Mikel Arteta’s current squad.
