DBasia.news – Arsenal agreed to purchase young Lille star, Nicolas Pepe. The player prefered to join Arsenal rather than Napoli.
Nicolas Pepe appeared impressively with Lille throughout the 2018-2019 season. Which has made a number of top European teams eye the services of the 24-year-old player.
At least, Liverpool, Manchester United and Napoli, are interested in Nicolas Pepe’s services. However, it was precisely Aersenal who entered last to secure Pepe’s signature.
Indeed, Napoli had become a leader in the hunt for Nicolas Pepe. However, the player is reportedly not interested in playing for I Partenopei.
Even so, Nicolas Pepe’s agent, Sport Mania, denied the news. Instead they said the Ivory Coast player almost chose Napoli.
“We had a chance to meet and reject a number of clubs interested in Nicolas Pepe. At that time, Pepe could choose between Napoli or Arsenal,” said his agent.
“I will not lie to you about this. An agreement was almost reached with Napoli. Namin, Arsenal is tempting for Nicolas Pepe.”
“To be honest, Arsenal’s offer was more convincing for Nicolas Pepe. Both financially and through the club’s future plans,” the agent added.
Napoli and Arsenal’s interest in Nicolas Pepe was due to his neat appearance. Last season, Pepe scored 23 goals and 12 assists for Lille in various competitions.