Alexandre Lacazette has not been able to recover his form from last season so far for Lyon. NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP/Getty Images

Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette has overcome a niggling injury and is ready to reproduce his outstanding form of last season, according to teammate Corentin Tolisso.

Lacazette, 24, was voted France's player of the year last season after scoring 27 goals in Ligue 1 as Lyon finished runners-up behind Paris Saint-Germain.

However, he has not yet found the target at the start of this season and was booed off during a 2-1 home defeat to Rennes last month before sitting out the 4-0 win at Caen just before the international break due to a back problem.

"He had a little problem with his back at the start of this season, which prevented him from doing what he did last year," midfielder Tolisso, 21, told media on Thursday ahead of this weekend's Ligue 1 clash with Lille.

"The problem is gone now and I think we are now going to see the Lacazette of last season. That is going to be great for the team. He is very important in our way of playing and is capable of making the difference all by himself."