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Lacazette will need time to settle at Arsenal like Bergkamp and Henry - Winterburn
NIGEL WINTERBURN is confident Alexandre Lacazette can emulate Arsenal legends Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry.
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Arsenal paid a club-record fee when they signed Lacazette for £52million from Lyon last week.
The Frenchman has lit up Europe with his superlative displays, smashing home 20 or more goals in Ligue 1 in each of the past three seasons.
And Winterburn, who made 579 appearances in 13 years for the Gunners, has urged the fans to show patience, pointing to the fact it took time for Bergkamp and Henry to settle at the club.
Winterburn, who played 579 times in a 13-year career for Arsenal, told the Sunday Mirror: “Hopefully, he will hit the ground running and get goals right away.
Alexandre Lacazette arrives at Arsenal with huge expectations
So, patience may need to be shown to Lacazette. But the fee that was paid shows ambition
“That would be ideal. But it may also take time for him to produce his best.
“That was the case with Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry.
“Dennis was a real hero for the fans and so was Thierry.
Nigel Winterburn thinks Alexandre Lacazette will need time to settle at Arsenal
“If you had told me what Thierry would go on to achieve after his first season at the club, I would have been surprised.
“So, patience may need to be shown to Lacazette. But his arrival and the fee that was paid shows ambition.”
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