After playing a game of cat and mouse with Arsene Wenger in the transfer market, Lyon star Alexandre Lacazette met an unfortunate fate last weekend. Firstly, the Ligue 1 giants suffered a humiliating 4-2 defeat to newly-promoted side Dijon on Saturday.
But despite scoring his sixth goal in three games for Lyon that evening, Lacazette was taken off the pitch with a knee injury, something that could affect his chances of playing for France, or making a late switch to Arsenal. He had been named in Didier Deschamps’ squad for the international friendly match against Italy on September 1st and the next fixture against Belarus.
The player is set to undergo a series of tests on Monday to determine the extent of his injury but reports in France suggest that he could be out for three months. And on Twitter, a section of Arsenal fans received the news of Lacazette’s injury with mixed emotions.
A majority of the Gooners were grateful that he did not sign for the North Londoners this summer, hence saving them yet another injury-infested season at a time when they are hoping to go an extra mile and win the league after finishing second last season. Was it a case of Karma or bad luck? Check out the tweets below and be the judge:
I see Lacazette may miss 3 months of football with a knee injury and now, Lyon desperately need a striker. How the tables have turned...
— 1886 (@1886_blog) August 29, 2016
Lacazette is injured &wld be out for 3months. Imagine if we'd signed him
— IBRAHIM (@Ibrahemist) August 29, 2016
3months injury but in an Arsenal shirt it'd have been 9months #AFC
Ozil foresaw Lacazette's injury and told Wenger to get Perez instead. #AssistKing
— Haikal (@Giroudhino) August 29, 2016
Wenger Saw The Lacazette Injury Coming So He Dodged Him And Bought Us Perez Haha. In Wenger I Trust
— Stylish Saint (@athleticssaint) August 29, 2016
Alexander Lacazette is out for 3 months with injury. If Arsenal had signed him then the amount of vitriol would've been phenomenal
— King of the Hill (@toddyonanda) August 29, 2016
Lacazette out for 3 months; knee injury
— JohnnyBlaze (@HayesLikeIssac) August 29, 2016
Arsene Wenger
Nostradamus toh bad
Deals r Us
You see road biko#Arsenal pic.twitter.com/269d6hMwSW
Lacazette is out inured for 3 months. Nasty. Even the talk of Arsenal gives you an injury.in all seriousness, all the best to Alex!
— Ashley (@AsherzMason) August 29, 2016
Lacazette out for three month and it is now Lyon who is desperately in need of a striker. Karma can be so cruel.
— GP (@AFC_GP) August 29, 2016
Lol Lacazette. Of course I'm feel sorry for him but not at all to Lyon. Karma
— Dan (@DeadlyRamsey) August 29, 2016
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