Arsenal announced on Wednesday that they have signed Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette to a record-breaking deal.

Alexandre Lacazette Had Been With Lyon Since 2003

According to British publication Metro, the 26-year-old Frenchman — who has spent the last 14 years in Lyon — has agreed to a five-year contract at Emirates Stadium worth approximately £52million ($67 million) to mark the Gunners’ most expensive signing in history.

The Frenchman is the Gunners’ second signing this summer. Arsenal brought in 24-year-old Bosnian defender Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer from German club Schalke in early June.

ROME, ITALY – MARCH 16: Alexandre Lacazette of Olympique Lyonnais in action during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg match between AS Roma and Olympique Lyonnais at Stadio Olimpico on March 16, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images )

Manchester United reached the UEFA Europa League semifinals with a 2-1 home victory over Anderlecht on Thursday.

Europa League Semifinals: Manchester United vs. Celta Vigo, Ajax Vs. Lyon

United defeated the Belgian club in Thursday’s second-leg quarterfinal with an extra-time goal from Marcus Rashford in the 108th minute to send the crowd at Old Trafford roaring. Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the hosts’ first goal with a low shot in the 10th minute.

Having won 3-2 on aggregate following a tie in the first-leg game, the Red Devils will next face Celta Vigo in the semifinals. United will visit the Spanish club for Game 1 on May 4, and host Vigo for Game 2 on May 11.

The other Europa League semifinal will feature Dutch club Ajax against French team Olympique Lyonnais. The two will play in Amsterdam for Game 1 on May 3, and then in Lyon for Game 2 on May 11. The final will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 24.

Ajax reached the last four of the tournament by defeating German club Schalke 4-3 on aggregate in the quarterfinals. The Dutch team won its first-leg game 2-0 at home, then lost 3-2 in Thursday’s second-leg game in Germany.

United have won the European Cup three times but have never achieved success in the continent’s secondary club tournament.

Ajax won the Europa League in 1992, defeating Italian club Torino in the final. The Dutch club has also won the Champions League/European Cup four times.

United manager Jose Mourinho won the tournament with Portuguese club Porto in 2003. Now, his Premier League team will face Celta, a club that has never won a major European competition.

In the Champions League semifinals draw, Real Madrid will face cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid, while French club Monaco play Italy’s Juventus.

Real Madrid is hoping to become the first team to win the Champions League trophy two years straight in the final in Cardiff, Wales on June 3.

Atletico and Real will play Game 1 on May 2 and Game 2 on May 10, while Monaco and Juventus will play on May 3 for their first game and play Game 2 on May 9.

Alex Morgan, a star forward for the U.S. Women’s National Team and the Orlando Pride, has signed a half-season contract with French team Olympique Lyonnais, a club viewed by many as the best women’s club team in the world.

U.S. Women’s Soccer Star Alex Morgan Signs With French Club Lyon

The 27-year-old will join the Champions League holders in January and remain with the team through the end of the current season.

Morgan has scored 73 goals for the U.S. and been capped 120 times. She now joins a club that has won the last 10 French titles, and will rejoin the Pride in early June. Morgan said her ability to return to play for Orlando was an important factor in her decision to sign with Lyon.

“I will be immersed in a soccer culture that I believe is precisely what I need at this point in my career,” Morgan, who helped the U.S. women win 2012 Olympic gold in London, wrote in The Players Tribune on Tuesday. “I’m in my prime right now but that isn’t going to last forever. I’m not looking to coast. I want to be the best player in the United States and the best player in the world.”

 Morgan added she was happy to be healthy again this year, although she was disappointed with the U.S.’s quarterfinal exit from the Rio 2016 Olympics, as well as her own personal performance in the Summer Games.

Before going on a long-planned European vacation with her husband and family, Morgan visited Lyon for two days at the end of November to observe the facilities, as well as practices, and meet people at the club.

 “Every training is competitive,” Morgan said of Lyon, which features world-class players from Germany (Dzsenifer Marozsán), Norway (Ada Hegerberg), Japan (Saki Kumagai), Sweden (Caroline Seger) and France (Wendi Renard, Eugénie Le Sommer, Claire Lavogez, Camille Abily, Amel Majri and Élodie Thomis). “Going into a competitive environment like that where I need to show my best self every single day is going to definitely challenge me and make me prove my best every single day. I like that challenge. I also want to prove that I’m one of the best if not the best in the world at my position, and I think there’s no better way than to go in and play with the best.”

Morgan added she had spoken to several people about the decision to move: U.S. coach Jill Ellis, who gave her blessing; USWNT teammate Megan Rapinoe, who had previously played for Lyon, and former club teammate Seger, who had positive things to say about the club.

Morgan also said her husband, Carrasco, is renegotiating his deal with Orlando City, and they expect he will play with the team in 2017.

Finally, Morgan cited the uncertainty over the labor situation between the USWNT players and U.S. Soccer as another factor that influenced her decision to leave for France. The collective bargaining agreement expires on December 31, which means the contracts for Morgan and other national team players at the international and club level—U.S. Soccer pays the club salaries of national team players—will expire at the end of the month.

 BRASILIA, BRAZIL – AUGUST 12: Alex Morgan #13 of United States controls the ball against Nilla Fischer #5 of Sweden during the Women’s Football Quarterfinal match at Mane Garrincha Stadium on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 12, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. Sweden won 1-1 (4-3 PSO) against the United States. (Photo by Celso Junior/Getty Images)