Nicolas Pepe joins Arsenal to become club’s most expensive player, coach Unai Emery delighted

Nicolas Pepe is a gunner! Arsenal Football Club completed signing of Ivory Coast winger by spending a club record fee of £72m for player, who represented Lille in French Ligue 1 in 2018-19 season. Pepe will wear 19 shirt for club. 

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Coach Unai Emery termed player as a ‘highly-rated and talented winger’ while speaking to official Arsenal website and added that he was coveted by many of top European teams. coach stated that he is delighted with Pepe’s signing because getting a high-quality winger has been one of ir topmost objectives in this transfer season. Emery added that 24-year-old will bring in pace, power and creativity to ir play and hopefully with it, more goals for team. 

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Before, Pepe, most expensive signing for Arsenal FC was  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was brought in from Borussia Dortmund for £55 million in 2017-18 season.  

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Pepe scored 22 goals for Lille last season, along with 11 assists. His performances helped Lille finishing second in Ligue 1. 

footballer was born in France had begun his career with fifth tier Ligue 1 team Poitiers, before signing for Angers. 

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Arsenal had finished fifth in Premier League last season and missed out on a spot in Champions League . y made it to final of Europa League, where y were beaten by Chelsea.