Arsenal have reportedly agreed on a deal to sign Nicolas Pepe from French club Lille for a reported fee of £72 million – as per reports.
The winger has caught the attention of a number of top clubs in Europe and there were reports that Man United and Liverpool had been keeping tabs on the winger.
But it’s the Gunners who have beaten everyone to the race and every expert believes that Nicolas Pepe is a fine signing from Unai Emery.
A couple of days ago, BBC journalist David Ornstein wrote on Twitter: “Arsenal have reached an agreement with Lille to sign Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe for ~€80m, paid by instalments to fit #AFC budget.
“5yr deal, agent agreement still needed but set to be closed in next 24/48hrs. Napoli also have agreement with #LOSC but agent rejected proposal”
Following this BBC’s official website also confirmed the news writing: “Arsenal have reached an agreement with French club Lille to sign Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe in a deal worth 80m euros (£72m).
“The Gunners will pay for the 24-year-old via a series of instalments that suit their restricted budget for this summer.
“An agreement between Arsenal and Pepe’s representatives still needs to be finalised. But the transfer is expected to be completed in the next 24 to 48 hours.”
While most sources claim that the club will make the transfer official by the end of this week but L’Equipe journalist Domenighetti Joel thinks, Arsenal are working overtime to wrap up the deal.
According to him(as reported), Nicolas Pepe will fly to London today and will have his medical.
And the deal will only be announced by Arsenal once the winger passes his medical which means if everything falls into place then, the player’s arrival should be made official on Wednesday.
