Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho reportedly rejected the chance to sign French forward Alexandre Lacazette this summer after concluding that the 26-year-old was not "a big-game player". The Red Devils have splashed out £75m to sign Romelu Lukaku from Everton in this summer's transfer window, while Lacazette left Lyon to join Arsenal in a club-record deal. Lacazette scored 129 times in 275 appearances for Lyon, but it is reported that Mourinho turned down the chance to sign the France international after a long scouting mission. "Lacazette was followed because he was top scorer in French football – but a lot of his goals were penalties [10 of his 28 goals last season...
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