What Arsenal have offered Nicolas Pepe as Gunners beat Man Utd and Liverpool to target- news today #AFC
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The Gunners have been left with a clear run at Ivory Coast international after Serie A outfit Napoli pulled out of the race after failing to agree personal terms. And they moved swiftly to strike a deal with Lille and the fee will be paid in instalments to fit in with their tight budget requirements. Pepe will sign a five-year contract at Arsenal having been offered wages of £105,000 a week after at one stage it looked like he would be heading to Italy. The £72m fee will be the biggest that the north London side have paid out, beating the £60m they gave Borussia Dortmund for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018.Pepe became one of the hottest properties in Europe this summer after scoring 22 goals in Ligue 1 last season and Express Sport revealed in April that he had been targeted by Manchester United and Liverpool. The 24-year-old will become the third arrival at the Emirates Stadium in a matter of days after Dani Ceballos was loaned from Real Madrid and centre-back William Saliba joined from Saint-Etienne. Unai Emery is looking to restore Arsenal to the Champions League positions next season, despite having to be frugal in the transfer market. And they have made a solid start...
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