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Lyon star Lacazette open to Premier League move

Alexandre Lacazette admits he would one day love to test himself in the Premier League.

The Lyon striker has been linked with a number of top flight English clubs in recent times and despite committing himself to his current club, is open to a future departure.

Lacazette, who scored 27 Ligue 1 goals last season and has added a further seen this term, has most recently been linked with Newcastle United and Stoke City and admits he wants to experience the world's moist competitive league before too long.

"Yes, I am thinking about it and the Premier League is very attractive for a player," Lacazette told The Telegraph.

"But I know that to go there I have to do well this season. So I am very concentrated on doing well and maybe, after that, I will go there."

"So I know that it is possible that I will move to the Premier League and Lyon are aware of that also.

"There is no formal agreement that I will go but the president [Jean-Michel Aulas] knows that it's a possibility that I will leave Lyon at the end of the season."

France international Lacazette has previously been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea and is highly likely to be plying his trade in the Premier League next season.

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