Lyon have completed the signing of midfielder Lucas Paqueta, potentially paving the way for Houssem Aouar to join Arsenal. The French side have forked out £18million to bring Paqueta to the club from AC Milan, with the deal including a 15 per cent sell-on fee.
Paqueta only joined Milan 18 months ago for almost double that figure, but has now penned a five-year deal with Lyon. This could now have implications on Aouar's proposed move to The Emirates after Arsenal failed with a £32m bid last week.
The Gunners are still keen on landing the 22-year-old but Lyon's asking price is thought to be closer to £54m. Mikel Arteta is now desperately trying to offload some of his current stars in a bid to raise money for a transfer.
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