The Gunners once again struggled to bolster theirranks over the summer, with their ex-forward of the opinion that no additional quality was acquired Arsenal may have broken their transfer record to land Alexandre Lacazette, but Alexander Hleb sees him as being no better than Olivier Giroud.
The Gunners splashed out £46.5 million bolstering their attacking ranks, with Lyon talked into parting with a proven frontman after many years of monitoring the 26-year-old.
Lacazette has settled quickly in new surroundings, with four goals netted in his opening seven appearances.
Hleb, though, is not convinced that Arsenal have acquired anything that they did not already have, with Arsene Wenger having overseen another frustrating summer on the recruitment front.
The former Gunners forward told The Independent: “Football is a crazy world now. The market is crazy, there is just so much money involved.
“Arsenal would have wanted to sign more playersbut it’s too difficult to compete with the likes of Manchester City and PSG.
“The signings that did come through are good, like Alexandre Lacazette, but I can’t say that’s a ‘fantastic’ signing.
“I am a fan of Giroud and I don’t think Lacazette is better than him.
I think the two are on the same level.
”While Arsenal struggled to bring fresh faces in, they were able to keep unsettled forward Alexis Sanchez at the club – as Manchester City pushedhard for a £60m deal on deadline day.
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