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Emery: Lacazette almost joined PSG

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has revealed the close rivalry between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon denied him the opportunity to sign Alexandre Lacazette.

The France international had previously revealed he snubbed a move to the French capital prior to moving to The Emirates Stadium in a deal worth £46.5 million ($60.78m).

Emery was appointed PSG boss in 2016 and has detailed the difficulty of acquiring Lacazette, who eventually chose to move to the Premier League.

“When I arrived at PSG we were thinking about signing Lacazette,” said Emery.

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“He was at Lyon and it wasn’t easy to have the conversation or to sign a player from Lyon or for Lyon from PSG.