Lacazette is unlikely to sign a new contract and will leave for free in 2022

Arsenal striker Alexander Lacazette is reportedly unlikely to sign a new contract at the Emirates Stadium.

The 30-year-old has long been associated with transfers, with rumors circulating in the summer transfer window.

Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus have all been linked to the Frenchman, who has fallen out of favor with Arteta this season.

Lacazette originally joined the Gunners in 2017, signing from Lyon for £48m.

He has made more than 170 appearances for the Club of London, scoring 67 goals and providing 29 assists.

The striker started and scored in Arsenal's final game – beating AFC Champions League Wimbledon 3-0 in the third round of the League Cup.

However, having played only 31 minutes in the Premier League this season while being selected for the cup, it shows he is not in Arteta's preferred starting line-up.

French media outlet Le10 Sport reported that Lacazette would not make a deal with the gun.

His current contract expires next summer and he can start negotiations with foreign clubs on January 1.

However, Arsenal may try to sell the former Lyon player at a low price in the winter transfer window to ensure they get some cash for him.

Arteta said in April: "We will address raqqa's situation in the summer, talk to him and come up with the future we want, that's all. ”

Apparently, his contract was not renewed in the summer and negotiations seemed to be stalled – so there was a growing possibility that he would soon move to the club.

Elsewhere, Leuk Palin questioned Arteta's treatment of young defender William Salibba.

Perrin - Saaliba's team-mate at Saint-Etienne - said: "I don't understand why they haven't tried him at least once. When you observe him from the beginning of his life in Saint-Etienne... He was calm, cold, sober. In one-on-one situations, he has an extraordinary foothold and is always able to get out of trouble.

"Besides, he was a great kid. In Nice, after months of not playing, when Nice was not in good shape, he immediately became very good.

"In Marseille, in a frenzied atmosphere, the same thing. He will not be taken away. He could have given Arsenal something. ”