Arsenal hero Alan Smith believes Alexandre Lacazette can be convinced to stay.
With his deal to expire in June, all the signs point towards the Frenchman leaving with a return to Lyon a potential solution but former Arsenal striker Alan Smith reckons there is a scenario that could suit all parties.
Speaking at the London Football Awards, he told the Mirror: “The question is what length contract do you give Lacazette and what he wants at his age.
“Arsenal don't want to be stuck with someone that is overpaid and underperforming, they've been there before.
“It looks like he is a good character of the dressing room but it all depends on who they have lined up to come in.
“In an ideal world you might give him a one-year contract to oversee the transformation of that attack. But yeah, there is a lot of work for Arteta in the summer."