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Alexandre Lacazette contract demands at Lyon 'won't change' - agent

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Fournier: Lyon weaker without Lacazette (1:05)

Olympique Lyonnais boss Hubert Fournier previews Saturday's match against Nice, when Lyon will be without Ligue 1's top scorer Alexandre Lacazette due to suspension. (1:05)

Alexandre Lacazette's agent has told Lyon they should improve the new deal they have offered the France international, but suggested the sought-after striker is likely to stay at the club.

Lacazette, 24, has been linked with a move to Premier League side Liverpool after ending the 2014-15 campaign as Ligue 1's leading scorer with 27 goals.

The OL youth academy product only signed an improved two-year contract extension, taking him through to 2018, last September, but Lyon have offered him a new deal, upping his salary once again.

Club president Jean-Michel Aulas told media on Friday that Lacazette's wages would be doubled to €4 million-a-year, before the club announced it would be a basic €3.84 million increasing to €4.2 million if Lacazette is included -- as is likely -- in France's Euro 2016 squad.

"The figures divulged do not match those at the meeting that took place this week," the player's representative, David Venditelli, told Le Progres.

"I don't understand because the president announced on Friday morning that the salary was a minimum of €4 million. Do you think what the club is saying and their position on the numbers has been coherent in recent days?"

Lacazette has reportedly asked for an annual salary of between €5.5 and €6 million to remain at the club, whom he contributed to significantly last term as they finished runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain and returned to the Champions League group stage.

"Ultimatums and media pressure won't change our demands, which OL are aware of," Venditelli continued, but added his client was wary a transfer may harm his international chances.

"The offers we've had from abroad are very significant in terms of finances, but they don't give all the guarantees Alexandre will flourish with just a year to go till the Euros."