The 24-year-old Ivorian has become the most expensive African Footballer of all time following his transfer from Lille to Arsenal report says.
It was Gerard Lopez, Lille president who made the confirmation that, 'Arsenal has signed Nicholas Pepe for a record €80million (£73m) for a 5 year contract,' an amount that places the winger as the most expensive footballer from the African continent.
After loosing out in Zaha, Unai Emery set his sights on Pepe and has successfully signed him. He will be presented to the fans at the Emirates in the coming hours of today.
My Thoughts.
This is incredible news because, Pepe is a good player and has followed his guts to sign with Arsenal instead of Napoli who indicated a very strong interest in him.
This means as the most expensive African Footballer in the history of the game, he has so much riding on him and the pressure to live up to that title may push him in the direction of greatness or not.
Do you think Pepe will be awesome at Arsenal?
Will his being at Arsenal help the club win the league?
Is he overpriced at €80million (£73m) for a 5 year contract?
