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7. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)

If United are looking for a dynamic striker with a proven ability to score goals, Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette fits the bill. Linked heavily with Newcastle United last summer, Lacazette ended up staying in France and is currently the top scorer in the country - streets ahead of the likes of Andre-Pierre Gignac and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Reports claim that the French international will cost just shy of £30m, but the likes of Liverpool and Paris Saint Germain are also keeping tabs. Lacazette has time on his side - especially given he's yet to turn 24 - and if he's able to translate his skills into a superior league he'll undoubtedly be a hit. Whether he can carry the responsibility of firing Manchester United back to the pinnacle of English football is another matter. Lacazette has the bare essentials to prove himself a success, but he's yet to hit that upper echelon of strikers across the continent.
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