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Nicolas Pepe (Lille to Arsenal €79 m)

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Nicolas Pepe has been bought in to provide solution to one of Arsenal’s most problematic area last season. The Winger will most likely play on the right where he can cut in with his left. Hopefully with the same success he had last season in France.

Nicolas Pepe scored 22 goals last season and assisted 11 times as well. Apart from that, he was the only player in Europe’s top five divisions to have 100+ shots, win 100+ fouls and complete 100+ take-ons in the league in 2018-19.

Pepe joined Arsenal in a club-record fee of €79 million (£72 million), eclipsing the previous record of €62 million for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He will wear the number 19 shirt.

Arsenal will hope that Pepe can bring his rich vein of form to England and help solve their problems at the flanks. Mesut Ozil and Henrick Mkhitariyan were both tried to disappointing results and Unai Emery will want the Ivorian to galvanize the wings.

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