Arteta has said that he has been impressed by the performances of Lacazette for Arsenal so far this season.
The Spaniard has added that talks over the future of the France international striker will be held in the summer of 2021.
The 29-year-old has been on the books of Arsenal since 2017 when he joined from French club Lyon and is out of contract at the Gunners at the end of next season.
There have been reports that Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and AS Roma are interested in signing Lacazette from Arsenal in the summer of 2021.
The 29-year-old striker has scored 11 goals and provided two assists in 25 Premier League matches and has scored one goal in five Europa League games for Arsenal so far this season.
Arteta told Arsenal’s official website about Lacazette: “I think he’s been really good. I think he’s been in really good form for months now. I think he’s sustaining that level.
“He’s scoring goals and he’s providing the team with something different as well. His work rate has been phenomenal and it’s what we want. We need those types of players hitting the best level and we want to have the chance to do that.
“Over the course of the season we have been missing goals, we’ve been missing that creativity in the final third and we need those players to step in and make that difference for the team.
“I am always happy when people talk about our players and speculate on that. It means they are doing well and getting attention from other clubs.
“The situation with Laca will get addressed in the summer. I will speak to him and just propose a future that we want and that’s it. Now I just want players focused and only focused on performing and getting the best out of them for the team.
“At the end of the day, everything is related to where we are, how much we win and where we are playing next season. There are no exceptions and we all need to be clear with that and the context that we have around our industry.”