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Arsenal transfer rumours: Alexandre Lacazette linked with Gunners

Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette celebrates after scoring a goal
Image: Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette has also been linked with West Ham

Which are the most credible Arsenal transfer rumours right now?

Sky Sports has teamed up with Football Whispers to bring you the hottest transfer talk of the moment, as Arsene Wenger looks to improve his squad ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.

Football Whispers have developed a unique algorithm to take all of the transfer rumours from across the globe and calculate the likelihood of them happening.

They track transfer stories and give them a score out of 5.0, with the hottest Whispers closest to 5.0.

The top three are:

1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) - 3.8 

Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette shoots the ball during the French L1 football match Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco on May 7, 2016, at the New S
Image: Alexandre Lacazette scored 21 league goals last season

After scoring 21 goals in Ligue 1 last season, Alexandre Lacazette has attracted the attention of Wenger and a move for the striker has jumped from 3.4 to 3.8 in the past 24 hours. 

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West Ham are still interested in signing Lacazette, according to Sky sources, but they have not made an improved bid to match his reported price tag of 52m euros (£43.5m). Will Wenger make a move?

2. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli) - 2.6

It was reported last week that Gonzalo Higuain will not be renewing his contract with Napoli when it ends in 2018,but Arsenal could make their swoop before then to nab their man.

Gonzalo Higuain ha superato il record di Nordahl segnando 36 gol in una stagione di Serie A (Getty)
Image: Gonzalo Higuain has already announced his intention to leave Napoli in 2018

If the Gunners play the waiting game, they could snatch him up on a free transfer but are likely to want to get the deal done sooner rather than later.

3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  (Borussia Dortmund) - 2.6

Sky sources reported in June that Manchester City were in advanced talks with Borussia Dortmund over the signing of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but there seems to be a delay in holding the deal up - are Arsenal interested?

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, 5 December 2015
Image: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, 5 December 2015

Aubameyang, the Bundesliga Player of the Year, had also been linked with a summer move to Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants could be on the verge of losing out to City or maybe Arsenal.

Hottest Arsenal whispers - Monday, July 4

Player Club FW rating (out of 5)
Alexandre Lacazette Lyon 3.8
Gonzalo Higuain Napoli 2.6
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Dortmund 2.6
Riyad Mahrez Leicester 2.2
Marco Reus Dortmund 1.6
Romelu Lukaku Everton 1.5
Kalidou Koulibaly Napoli 1.3
Rob Holding Bolton 1.0
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