Alexandre Lacazette has signed for Arsenal from Lyon
Charlie Nicholas believes Arsenal have made "a big statement of intent" with the signing of Alexandre Lacazette.
The Premier League side confirmed that former Lyon striker Lacazette had signed on a "long-term contract for an undisclosed fee" on Wednesday evening.
Nicholas is confident that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made the ideal acquisition ahead of the start of the new Premier League, with Arsenal starting their campaign against Leicester City on August 12.
Charlie Nicholas believes Lacazette's signing is a statement of intent
"He is at a prime age now to look to hit the ground running at Arsenal," Nicholas told Sky Sports News HQ. "They should have tried to get him three years ago.
"Arsenal needed a guy who's intelligent, his movement is good, he's got good speed and he doesn't always have to go and be an old-fashioned number nine.
"He will want to try and improve on his own reputation. I really do think he is a perfect fit."
Lacazette helped Lyon to the Europa League semi-finals last season
Nicholas also believes that Arsene Wenger has received some undue criticism for his lack of signings in the transfer market over recent years.
The former Arsenal player who made 151 appearances for the London club referenced the big-name signings of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanches in Wenger's defence but questioned which positions the French manager has previously targeted.
"Arsene [Wenger] gets a lot of stick for a number of things - some are deserved and some in my opinion are undeserved," Nicholas added.
"He has spent the money but it's not always been in the areas that has made it [the team] significantly better."
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