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Pepe completes move to Arsenal from Lille for club-record £72m

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August 2, 2019
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Pepe completes move to Arsenal from Lille for club-record £72m


Arsenal have completed the signing of Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille for a club-record fee.

Gunners have paid £72m for the 24-year-old, who is believed to have signed a five-year deal.

After confirming Pepe’s signing, Unai Emery said: “Nicolas is a highly-rated and talented winger who was wanted by many of the top teams in Europe.

“Signing a top-class winger has been one of our key objectives in this transfer window and I’m delighted he’s joining. He will add pace, power and creativity, with the aim of bringing more goals to our team.”

Pepe had an outstanding season with Lille in 2018/19, scoring 23 goals and registering 12 assists in 41 games.

Arsenal are understood to have beaten Napoli to Pepe’s signature, and the forward will wear the number 19 shirt at the Emirates.

He becomes the Gunners’ fourth signing of the summer, following Dani Ceballos, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba, who will spend the season on loan at Saint-Etienne.

After sealing his move to Arsenal, Pepe said: “Being here is very emotional because it has not been easy for me. I have come a long way and struggled a lot and so signing for this great club is a big reward.

“It was important to make the right decision and I am convinced that Arsenal is the right choice.”

When asked who he is looking forward to lining up alongside in an Arsenal shirt, Pepe said: “The French guys who play here.

“Then I also thought of [Mesut] Ozil, the world champions, [Alexandre] Lacazette, [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang and many more. Of course, these are the players who sprang to mind because I used to watch them when I was at Lille.

“Also, Lacazette used to play for Lyon and so I have had the opportunity to play against him and it will be an honour to play alongside him.”

Source: NewsDirect

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