5 reasons why Alexandre Lacazette could flop at Arsenal

#5 We’ve seen this all before

Could Lacazette be the next Vincent Janssen?

The Premier League has seen a fair few success stories when it comes to strikers entering England from Europe’s lesser stages in the past.

Most notably, Luis Suarez and Ruud van Nistelrooy came over from the Dutch league where their potential had marked them out, and both men went on to give legendary performances in the Premier League and proved they were truly world-class players.

Lacazette could go on to join them, but there’s also a fair chance that he could end up like plenty of others before him – players who scored tons of goals on the lesser stage but just couldn’t get the job done with the bright lights on.

We saw this last season in fact with Vincent Janssen at Tottenham. The Dutchman came in on tremendous form – 31 goals in 49 games for AZ in 2015/16 – but was woeful at Spurs, only scoring six times all season.

And before Janssen there were others. Although he did go on to success as a midfielder, Dirk Kuyt was a goal machine in Holland and then didn’t come close to that sort of return in England.

Mateja Kezman had similar results and if you’re looking for players from France’s Ligue 1, look no further than Steve Marlet – who also came from success at Lyon before flopping at Fulham – and Stephane Guivarc’h, who hit plenty for Rennes and Auxerre before failing miserably at Newcastle.

Lacazette could well prove to be another Suarez, but there’s an equal chance that he’s the next Vincent Janssen or Stephane Guivarc’h, and that’s a scary thought for Arsenal fans.