Alexandre Lacazette undergoes medical at Arsenal ahead of £44m move... and he is set to complete switch from Lyon inside 48 hours

• Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon 
• The Gunners will pay a club-record fee for the free-scoring French striker
• Lacazette was in London for his medical on Tuesday and is set to be confirmed

Alexandre Lacazette is in London ahead of a club-record move to the Premier League, and he is set to be confirmed as an Arsenal player in the next 48 hours.

The Frenchman was due to undergo his Gunners medical at their London Colney training ground on Tuesday prior to finalising a £44million switch from Lyon.

The transfer fee eclipses the £42.5m spent by Arsenal on Mesut Ozil in 2013.