Arsenal are closing in on the club-record signing of winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille, PA understands. The 24-year-old scored 22 goals in Ligue 1 last year and is now on the verge of completing a move to the Emirates Stadium. Pepe had been previously linked with the likes of Manchester United and Napoli but the Gunners emerged as somewhat surprise frontrunners over the weekend. 👏 Congrats to Nicolas Pépé and his Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 teammates after they advance to the R16 of the #CAN2019 pic.twitter.com/0k3QdFEjiA — LOSC Lille EN (@LOSC_EN) July 2, 2019 The Ivory Coast International started his professional career with Angers and has shone since joining Lille in 2017. Any deal is...
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