There’s been a bit of a throwback feel to this week in terms of transfer rumours with Alexandre Lacazette getting linked with the club by The Telegraph.
The Lyon forward has been in superb form once again this season and you get the feeling now that the time is right for him to move on to one of the biggest leagues in Europe.
That will surely mean, though, that competition for his signature will be fierce and so we’ll have to put in a strong amount of groundwork to get him in.
If we have Champions League football that will surely only help grease the wheels with us being able to offer him a starring role as our next hero up top.
This is a deal we’re very keen to see the Reds pursue, then, and here are two reasons to explain exactly why…