Ozil can’t wait to link up with Lacazette at Arsenal

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil says he cannot wait to link up with club-record signing Alexandre Lacazette when the season starts.

Ozil has created 42 goals since joining the Gunners back in 2013 while Lacazette scored 91 goals for Lyon in the past four seasons.

So, in theory, it should be a match made in heaven at the Emirates next season when the two join forces to try and win Arsenal’s first Premier League title in over a decade.

Arsenal are heading to Australia and China for pre-season before returning for the Emirates Cup at the end of the month.

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And by then, Ozil and Lacazette could be on their way to forming a great partnership.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” Ozil said. “He’s a very good striker, who has scored many goals in Ligue 1 – not just this season but in previous seasons too.

“We’re really happy to have such a class striker here with us.

“From what I’ve heard, he’s meant to be very good, always hungry for goals, and ice-cold when he gets into a scoring position. My friends who follow the French league know him well and have told me that I’ll definitely have fun with him on the pitch.

“I hope that he’ll be able to take us further with his goals. I’m sure he’s happy to be here and to be able to play with us, and we’re pleased to be able to assist him and help him to score as many goals as possible.”