Arsenal supervisor, Mikel Arteta, has lastly named Alexandre Lacazette as the club’s captain for the remainder

of the season. Arteta confirmed this during his pre-match interview ahead of Arsenal’s away Premier League tie with Wolves on Thursday night.

Arsenal have been without a long-term captain considering that Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was stripped of the skipper armband in 2015 due to a disciplinary breach.

Aubamayang eventually left Arsenal in the January transfer window to join LaLiga giants Barcelona.

Nevertheless, Lacazette, who has actually been handed the captain armband on a number of occasions given that Aubamayang’s departure, has actually now been handed the role permanently for the remainder of the project.

“We have some extraordinary senior players that are really assisting. Why the young gamers are doing so well is because they have the senior players next to them providing the example,” Arteta said when asked if Arsenal required a strong captain to lead their young squad.

“The togetherness and the chemistry that I saw in the last 2 weeks, a bit out of the competition, we have not had time because I’ve been here since of Covid, 2 years without pre-season, without having time to spend together, it’s the important things most likely that I’m most happy with and not only around the gamers however the staff and the genuine chemistry that exists.

“That is something that is going to stay here.”

Asked whether Lacazette will be captain till completion of the season, Arteta stated: “Laca is the captain at the moment, yes.”