Metro: Reds get boost in pursuit of star

Liverpool have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette after he admitted that a summer transfer could be on the cards.

The France international has bagged 23 league goals in 26 appearances this season, and has subsequently become one of the hottest properties on the current transfer market, with Spurs and Arsenal both thought to be keen.

And all the interest appears to have turned the 23-year-old's head, after he conceded in a press conference that he isn't sure about what will happen in the summer transfer window.

"For now, I'm at Lyon and contracted, but you never know what may happen this summer," he said.

"There will be a discussion between the President and myself - we will see if I continue at Lyon or not."

Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has previously declared that Lacazette is both not for sale and better than Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, but the in-form striker is fully aware that things can change quickly in football.

"If the president wants me to leave for the good of the club or for other reasons, I will be forced to leave," he said.

"We know that in football, everyone can go every summer.

"This is not an open door, just reality."

Liverpool would most likely have to part with a sizeable sum to secure Lacazette's signature, but his current form suggests he would be worth the money.

Source: Metro