- Mesut Ozil has compared his Alexandre Lacazette to his former teammate Karim Benzema
- He said he wants Lacazette to score as many goals as Benzema
- Both Lacazette and Benzema plays for French national team
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has explained why fellow Arsenal team-mate Alexandre Lacazette can be as good as his former Real Madrid pal Karim Benzema.
Lacazette, 26, joined the Gunners in the summer for £52.7m after scoring 37 goals in 45 appearances for Lyon the season before.
Ozil was full of praise for Lacazette (Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
So far the Frenchman has netted five times in nine Premier League games for Arsenal - his most recent goal coming against Everton.
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Lacazette has failed to bring his form to the international team, however, scoring just once in 14 caps.
Lacazette has hit the ground running at Arsenal (Image: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
But when asked by French outlet SFR Sport if the 26-year-old can be the new Benzema, Ozil replied: "I think Lacazette’s game is different.
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"But I hope he will have as much success as Benzema. ‘He has his head on his shoulders, he works hard.
Karim Benzema has been a reliable forward for Real Madrid for many seasons (Image: Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
"I wish him to score as many goals as Benzema with the French national team."
NAIJ.com reported Arsenal needed a strong second half performance to beat stubborn Swansea City 2-1 in Arsene Wenger's 800th Premier League game as a manager on Saturday, October 28, 2017.
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