Olympique Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is willing to sell Alexandre Lacazette.

The 25-year-old striker, who has been heavily linked with Arsenal, said this week he expects to leave the French club in the summer, and is open to joining Barcelona.

Aulas told OL TV that he will not stand in Lacazette's way just as the club allowed former stars Samuel Umtiti and Eric Abidal to join Barcelona, Karim Benzema to join Real Madrid and Ludovic Giuly to leave for AS Monaco in the past.

He said: "If one day there is an opportunity, of course, as we did with Umtiti and Abidal in Barcelona or Karim in Madrid or further in time with Giuly to Monaco, who left, why not?

"Alex has wanted to play in a great club and Lyon does not object. We are perfectly in line."