Report: Arsenal set to offload Lacazette in a bid to land Chelsea striker

Arsenal are reportedly interested in doing business with Chelsea this summer as they aim to sign Tammy Abraham from their London rivals.

Tammy Abraham has failed to play an important role for Chelsea ever since Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge.

The England international is reportedly willing to move on with his career and Arsenal have been tipped as the favourite to sign him this summer.

A new report from The Sun has now claimed that Arsenal will not be offering a new contract to Lacazette and are inviting bids for their former record signing just to leave space for Abraham.

Lacazette is now in the final year of his £175,000-a-week Emirates deal and Arsenal are not willing to lose him for free next summer.

The report added that Arsenal are finding a buyer willing to pay a fee in the region of £15million as well as Lacazette’s substantial salary.

Arsenal paid £52m to sign Lacazette from Lyon in 2017 and are ready to begin a new era without the Frenchman.