Atletico Madrid ace Antoine Griezmann was impressed with Alexandre Lacazette’s performance for Arsenal against Valencia on Thursday.
Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has praised Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette on Twitter.
Griezmann made the comments during Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Valencia at the Emirates Stadium in North London on Thursday evening.
Lacazette scored two goals for the Gunners in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final tie.
The 27-year-old France international forward found the net first in the 18th minute and then on 25 minutes.
Griezmann plays with Lacazette for the France national football team, and the Atletico forward – who is valued at €150 million (£128.57m) by the CIES Football Observatory – was impressed with the Arsenal star.
The 28-year-old wrote on Twitter, as translated from French: “What a player Lacazette.”
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Lacazette has been on the books of Arsenal since the summer of 2017 when he joined from French club Lyon.
The 27-year-old has made 26 starts and eight substitute appearances in the Premier League for the Gunners this season, scoring 13 goals and providing six assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
The forward made six starts and two substitute appearances in the league for the Gunners, scoring four goals and providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.
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