Remember Nicolas Pepe? You may have forgotten about the player, but nobody will ever forget the fact Arsenal have paid $95 million to sign him from LOSC Lille in 2019. The Ivorian spent the last season on loan at OGC Nice in France but is due to report for training with the Gunners next month. And then what?The 28-year-old winger has another year left on his Arsenal contract, but head coach Mikel Arteta has no intention of giving the expensive flop another chance. So, what are the options? Another season-long loan or, much better, to sell him to someone. The problem is, who will actually spend money to sign Pepe?##NAJAVA_MECA_7320577##When he joined Arsenal under the former manager Unai Emery, Pepe was anticipated to be the solution to the team’s offensive problems, but he could not live up to the potential he had initially displayed at Lille.The Gunners now appear to be in a hurry to get rid of him and may even terminate his contract if a buyer cannot be found. Pepe is one of Arsenal’s highest earners, taking home a reported $180,000 per week despite his last appearance for the club coming in May last year.🗞️| Nicolas Pepe and Cedric are both surplus to requirements at Arsenal. Their representatives are currently trying to find them new teams ahead of the 2023/24 season. Pepe in particular is open minded to moving to Saudi Arabia, where a flurry of marquee names have arrived in… pic.twitter.com/s8P52KmkjP— Arsenal Buzz (@ArsenalBuzzCom) June 13, 2023 Potential suitors may be hard to find given Pepe’s salary, with Nice reluctant to make another deal following a loan spell that saw him eight goals in 28 matches for the Ligue 1 club. The Ivorian’s numbers last season weren’t bad – but they weren’t worthy of such a mammoth salary either.Soon will be time for Arsenal to cut their losses and get rid of Pepe. There’s no answer as to how the London club would do it, but it’s sure Pepe won’t play for Arteta again.
