They remain under a transfer embargo by choice after spurning Middlesbrough's £12 million offer for Jordan Rhodes.
Even allowing for their poverty, they get more than their fair share of federal revenues under a transfer system.
The club are £172.9m in debt and under a transfer embargo for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
Coventry have been placed under a transfer embargo after failing to file their club accounts on time.
Crystal Palace could also face a trying campaign under a transfer embargo – not great news for a wheeler-dealer such as Neil Warnock.
Lacazette had looked set to join Atlético Madrid only for the Spanish club to be placed under a transfer embargo until January 2018.
Garry Monk admitted this week that he is still not sure whether Birmingham are under a transfer embargo with only a fortnight of the window remaining.
Birmingham have confirmed the Football League have placed them under a transfer embargo after they failed to submit their club accounts on time.
"Next season we will be under a transfer embargo," he said.
Manager Paolo Di Canio has revealed Swindon are under a transfer embargo.
But Truro are still under a transfer embargo after financial problems.
