At the end of last May, Alexandre Lacazette had concluded his second chapter in the best of the way with Olympique Lyonnais during a victory against Angers, by scoring a double for his 200th goal under the Lyon tunic during this final episode of League 1 2024/2025. And since then, the Gones captain has already announced that he was looking for a new challenge: “I'm not going to stop playing. I don't know where yet. But it will not be in France. For me, there is only Lyon ”he said by confirming his departure from his heart club.
And as we had revealed, the ambitious project of Neom Sports Club, in Saudi Arabia, was very interested in its services. Just mounted in the Saudi first division, the new club mounted in 2023 has already obtained the loan with option to buy Said Benrahma this winter and who wishes to bring in Ligue 1 stars like Marcin Bulka, Christophe Galtier and other stars of Olympique Lyonnais like Corentin Tolisso and the goalkeeper Lucas Perri. But it was now Alexandre Lacazette who joined the adventure.
Alexandre Lacazette joins Saïd Benrahma
The ex-captain of Olympique Lyonnais reached an agreement with the Club Neom Sports Clubs for a two-year contract. “From the cradle of the Lyon heritage to the border of the future at Neom SC the sniper Alexandre Lacazette has arrived”announces the Saudi club which does not specify the duration of the contract signed by the French.
Trained at OL in 2008, Alexandre Lacazette exploded before joining Arsenal in the summer of 2017 against sixty million euros. But after five years spent in northern London, the 34 -year -old striker had decided to return to Olympique Lyonnais as part of the DNA OL project, with several former club players. The author of two more than successful personal seasons, Alexandre Lacazette experienced more difficulties at the forefront of the Lyon attack last season, with 19 goals and 3 assists in 43 games.
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