Arsenal Agree to Buy Pepe from Lille for 80 Million Euros

DBasia.news –   Arsenal’s transfer maneuvers were suddenly active after recruiting Gabriel Martinelli, Dani Ceballos, and William Saliba. The Gunners agreed to recruit Nicolas Pepe at a fantastic price.

As David Ornstein, author of BBC Sports, said Arsenal agreed to recruit Pepe from Lille with a tag of 78 million pounds or 80 million euros, Ornstein was also the figure who announced Arsenal’s success in recruiting Saliba – before the club officially announced it. 

“Arsenal have reached an agreement with Lille to recruit Ivory Coast striker Nicolas Pepe, at 80 million euros, paid in installments to adjust Arsenal’s finances,” Ornstein said at @bbcsport_david.

“A five-year agreement, an agency agreement is still needed, but it will be completed in 24 or 48 hours (one-two days). Napoli also agreed with Lille, but the agent rejected their proposal.”

Arsenal defeated Napoli in the hunt for former Angers players who are often compared to Eden Hazard, the ex-Chelsea currently playing at Real Madrid.

Last season, Pepe scored 23 goals for Lille and posed a threat to the opponent’s defense through high speed and technical abilities. Pepe can revive Arsenal’s front line which already contains Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette.

Not to mention the presence of Dani Ceballos who will compete with Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the Arsenal offensive game. Nevertheless, Arsenal should also pay attention to their backline.

Because the Arsenal defense last season was fragile and Laurent Koscielny will leave after losing training. Having a good midfield and front must be balanced with a good defense.