Nicolas Pepe ‘offered escape from Arsenal hell’ but Gunners will make NO money on transfer of £72m flop’

NICOLAS PEPE has been offered an escape route out of Arsenal this summer.

However, the Gunners will make no money from the potential departure of their £72million flop.

Reuters

Nicolas Pepe is closing in on a move away from Arsenal[/caption]

Pepe has failed to impress for Arsenal since joining the club for a then record fee from Lille in 2019.

Across 112 appearances, he scored 27 goals and provided 21 assists for his team-mates.

After spending last season on loan at Nice, the Ivorian winger is now set to leave the Emirates Stadium permanently.

Multiple outlets report that he is set to join Besiktas on a free transfer.

Pepe will terminate his Arsenal contract a year early in order for the deal to go through, meaning the Gunners will make no money from the move.

The 28-year-old has been frozen out by the club and has been pictured training alone whilst his team-mates were on tour.

He was not included in the squad which travelled to the USA last month, although his omission was put down to an injury.

After their friendly loss to Manchester United, Mikel Arteta told reporters: “At the moment he is recovering from an injury which is why he’s not here.

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“He had a spell on loan and obviously we wanted to get much more than we got from that loan spell.

“We have to see when we come back, understand what the plans are and make the right decision for him.”

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