Former Arsenal star Alex Lacazette set to miss Lyon friendly after ‘being attacked by WASPS’ on pre-season tour
FORMER Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is set to miss a Lyon friendly after being attacked by WASPS.
The Ligue 1 outfit will face Feyenoord on Sunday as they continue their pre-season preparations.
But understands that Lacazette, 31, is a doubt for the game due to wasp stings which were sustained in a Dutch forest.
The ex-Gunners striker was not the only Lyon player to suffer this, with Moussa Dembele also reportedly stung.
However, Dembele was back in training on Thursday and is expected to be available for the match.
It remains to be seen whether Lacazette will be able to do the same as he missed training just three days before the game.
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Lyon, who will field a heavily rotated side for a match against Willem II on Saturday before their Feyenoord clash 24 hours later, have their final pre-season friendly against Inter Milan on July 30.
They then begin their Ligue 1 campaign against newly-promoted side Ajaccio on Friday, August 5.
Lacazette and Co will be hoping for a much-improved campaign from last season when Lyon finished eighth in Ligue 1.
After returning from Arsenal, Lacazette said: "Thank you for the welcome and the love shown in recent months.
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"My return has become obvious in recent weeks. Even without Europe, the project is important.
"I felt useful in the locker room and on the pitch. It was the best decision to make.
"I took some time to make my decision. Football is a beautiful profession.
"It was complicated to follow OL’s last season from a distance because I couldn’t help.
"I hope this period is over and that we are going to find a great Lyon.
"The priority is above all to help the club return to the top of the bill with European qualification."