I don’t doubt the man’s commitment or his love for Arsenal. But without a doubt, I haven’t ever been more disappointed in a signing than I have with him.

He was bought in with a good reputation and a hefty transfer fee. He was a top scorer in France so I was excited. We had Giroud who was another good servant for Arsenal but not at the level we aspired to be at. So we assumed that Lacazette was that step up.

But to be at Arsenal for half a decade and not manage to score at least 20 goals in a season in all comps is bad. Really bad. He hasn’t been an upgrade on Giroud whose best scoring season was 24 whilst Lacazette’s is 19. This season has been his worst. I’m not sad that he’s leaving. I’m sad that he wasn’t better.