Summer 2019. Arsenal broke the bank to secure the services of Nicolas Pépé. Author of a remarkable season in the jersey of LOSC, the Ivorian had scored 23 goals and delivered 12 assists in 41 appearances in all competitions. All the best clubs of the Old Continent had crowded at his feet to recruit him. Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Atlético de Madrid, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and even Naples: everyone had fallen in love.
But they were beaten by the Gunners. The Londoners had not hesitated to break the bank to recruit the former Angers player, since they had made a record transfer of 80 million euros. Four years later, the residents of the Emirates Stadium have it bad. Pépé did not live up to the expectations and hopes placed in him. The weight of his transfer or simply a casting error, difficult to know.
Arsenal wants to terminate his contract
Last summer, he was sent on loan to OGC Nice. But the 28-year-old Ivorian has not really managed to regain his best level. Back in London, he will not stay there very long. For several weeks, the English media have explained that he is not part of the plans of Mikel Arteta, who has placed him on the list of undesirable and transferable players. But the club from the north of the English capital is struggling to get rid of it. He is therefore seriously considering a radical solution.
According to our information, Arsenal and Nicolas Pépé will discuss in order to terminate the player’s contract. This is due to end in June 2024. The Gunners want to put an end to this fiasco before and want to offer him a year’s salary to compensate. The ball is in the camp of Pépé, who already has courtiers ready to welcome him. Besiktas is on the move, we were told. But the Turks want him to come free. This may be the case if Nicolas Pépé succeeds in ending his union with Arsenal this summer.
