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Nicolas Pepe officially left Ligue 1 for the Premier League. At 24, the Ivorian striker who scored 22 goals and 11 assists in the league last season joined Arsenal, with a five-year contract.
Nicolas Pepe decided to cross the Channel. The Ivorian international leaves Lille for Arsenal in the Premier League.
With the Gunners, who finished in fifth place, the Elephant will play the Europa League. He will wait before discovering the Champions League Lille, his former club, will play.
"In football, we are still waiting for confirmation"
The winger, who remains on an exceptional season with the Dogues (22 goals, 11 assists) will be associated with Lacazette and Aubameyang under the leadership of Unai Emery, former coach of Paris Saint-Germain.
The Marc-Vivien Foé 2018-2019 Prize , 24 years old, does not intend to perform at Arsenal. The one who started his career in Angers told RFI when he received his distinction: " In football, we are still waiting for a confirmation. People are waiting for next season to see if I am a flash of fire. I will be ready to prove to them that I have not been just a straw. I want to confirm by scoring, scoring and being effective . "
Expected as the Ivorian superstar during the CAN 2019 in Egypt, Nicolas Pepe missed the subject for his first participation. At no time could it be decisive for the Elephants, eliminated in the quarterfinals by Algeria on penalties.
The London club, which had never spent so much for players, dropped 80 million euros off bonus. The previous record dates from 2018 with the arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to 64 M €. This departure in England will also bring back 12 million euros to Angers, his previous club, which had negotiated 15% on resale at the time of its sale in Lille for 10 million euros in 2017.