Arsenal striker Nicolas Pépé close to loan to Nice
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Arsenal’s Ivorian international striker Nicolas Pépé is very close to signing up with Nice on loan, we learned on Wednesday from sources familiar with the matter, confirming information from the daily L’Equipe. Nice and Arsenal are reportedly agreeing the 27-year-old on a one-season loan with no option to buy. Pépé is expected Thursday or Friday on the Côte d’Azur to finalize his temporary assignment with the Nice club. The former striker had started as a professional in Angers, before making an impression with Lille between 2017 and 2019, then had been transferred, in August 2019, to Arsenal for 80 million euros and had signed five seasons for the London club. .
During three seasons with the Gunners, Pépé played 79 Premier League games and scored 16 goals. Corridor player with 13 selections with Côte d’Ivoire, he can also play as a centre-forward.
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