Arsenal handed major boost as Lille prepared to sell star winger

Lille have admitted they are prepared to sell Arsenal target Nicolas Pepe if the price is right. Pepe is unlikely to come cheap and with a reported price tag of around £50million it is unlikely Arsenal would be able to sign him and strengthen their defence as they want to unless they qualify for the Champions League. "We are not a rich club," Luis Campos, the club's sporting director, told Telefoot. "It means that if a really good proposal comes in for Pepe, we have to sell him." Pepe has scored 16 times in 25 Ligue 1 games this season, providing a further 10 assists. Only Paris Saint-Germain duo Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani have more goals to their names.

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