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Alexandre Lacazette 'to have surgery to remove a small growth on his vocal chords' after a clip of the former Arsenal star losing his voice in a post-match interview went viral

Former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette will reportedly have surgery to remove a small growth on his vocal chords which caused him to lose his voice in an interview on Sunday.

The striker's post-match interview after Lyon were beaten 2-1 by Monaco attracted a lot of attention due to his high-pitch voice during his conversation with the reporter.

The 31-year-old has had issues with his speech since the start of summer due to a polyp, a tissue growth, on his vocal chords, according to French news outlet L'Equipe.

Alexandre Lacazette's voice appeared to be broken during his post match interview on Sunday

ud83cudf99 Alexandre Lacazette sur les coups de pied arrêtés : "On savait que c'était notre point faible… Je suis désolé pour les supporters.