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Alexandre Lacazette has put pen to paper on a deal that makes him the highest paid player at Arsenal as the club prepare to officially announce their new record signing.
The France international completed a medical on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a £52 million move to Arsenal, surpassing the £42.5m paid to Real Madrid for Mesut Ozil in 2013.
And, according to the Mirror, Lacazette will receive a salary that matches his price tag, becoming the new highest earner at the Emirates on £200,000-a-week.
The 26-year-old, who has been tracked by Arsene Wenger for numerous years, signs on for five years and is expected to be unveiled later on Wednesday.
However, according to football.london, Arsenal fans may have to wait a while to see their new man in action, with the Frenchman set to return to France to get his affairs in order.
The rest of the squad – many of whom reported back for pre-season at the start of the week – will fly to Sydney on Sunday, but Lacazette is not likely to join them.
Instead, Arsenal will allow the Lyon striker to fly back to France and tie up any loose ends ahead of his move to England, with the Gunners booking him onto a different flight later next week.
Arsenal’s first match of pre-season takes place on Thursday, July 13, and Lacazette faces a race against time to be in Australia in time to take part.
The Gunners take on Sydney FC first, followed by Western Sydney Wanderers two days later, and then fly to China for a mouth-watering double-header against Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
Lacazette was the second highest scorer in Ligue 1 last season with 28 goals in 30 games, while he bagged an astonishing 37 in all competitions.