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Arsenal are expected to complete a five-year, €80 million deal for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe on Tuesday, according to ESPN FC sources.
Pepe is in London for a medical, the sources said, after Arsenal beat four other clubs for the 24-year-old’s signature.
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Napoli, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid had all agreed on the fee with Lille for Pepe, but according to sources, he agreed personal terms…

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Transfer Talk: Arsenal can land Pepe on a 5-year, £72m payment plan

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Arsenal look set to complete the signing of Lille winger Nicholas Pepe in a matter of days, and reports in the Daily Mail claim Unai Emery’s side will pay just £20 million up front for the Ivorian in a deal heavily made up by installments.
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Sources: Arsenal have ¬80m Pepe bid accepted

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Arsenal are the frontrunners in the race to sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe after becoming the fifth club to agree a fee of €80 million to be paid over five years with the Ligue 1 side, according to ESPN FC sources.
Sources have told ESPN FC that, as well as Arsenal, Napoli, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid have an agreement on the fee with Lille for Pepe.
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While the 24-year-old has not agreed personal…

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LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United enter race to sign Pepe

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TOP STORY: Man United enter race to sign Pepe
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The Times reports that Lille’s Nicolas Pepe is now on their list, with the French club valuing the 24-year-old…

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U.S. forward Weah leaving PSG for Lille

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United States international Tim Weah is swapping Paris Saint-Germain for Ligue 1 side Lille, the clubs announced on Saturday.
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Weah, 19, has signed a five-year deal with the French runners-up, who had been negotiating the move with PSG since early June.
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The American scored four goals from 16 appearances across all competitions during a loan spell with Celtic over the second half of last season and has Scottish and French league winners’ medals after his split…

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Furious Liverpool call Pepe reports ‘pure lies’

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Liverpool have told ESPN FC that information suggesting they are in concrete talks with Lille over the transfer of Nicolas Pepe is “pure lies.”
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The Premier League club insist no meetings or discussions of any sort have taken place for the 24-year-old, contrary to reports in France.
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Earlier in June, Liverpool’s sporting director Michael Edwards personally reached out to Lille manager Christophe Galtier, informing him the European champions have “zero interest”…

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Sources: PSG negotiating Weah sale to Lille

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Paris Saint-Germain are in the process of negotiating the sale of U.S. international Timothy Weah to Lille, sources have told ESPN FC.
Although a deal for the 19-year-old is not yet close to being done, as was initially reported by L’Equipe, the French champions have opened talks with the runners-up over the permanent transfer of the 19-year-old.
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According to ESPN FC sources, PSG want at least €10 million for Weah, as well as a significant percentage…

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Remy strikes as Lille beat Bordeaux in Ligue 1

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Lille took a major step towards sealing second place in Ligue 1 as France forward Loic Remy secured a precious 1-0 victory over Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday.
Remy connected with Jonathan Ikone’s freekick to volley in his sixth league goal of the season and third in as many games in the 27th minute, settling the game at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Bordeaux’s woes were compounded when defender Pablo was shown a red card two minutes from time for a poor tackle on winger Nicolas Pepe.
Victory took Lille…

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