Arsenal and Liverpool agree deal to sign Nicolas Pepe

Arsenal and Liverpool are among four clubs to have agreed a deal in principle to sign Nicolas Pepe with the Serie A duo Inter Milan and Napoli the other two sides. Pepe has scored 22 goals in Ligue 1 last season and attracted a host of Premier League clubs , including Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. According to L’Equipe our sides have come to an agreement with Lille and it is down to Pepe to decide who he would like to join. Lille president Gerard Lopez confirmed there were four offers on the table for Pepe, but did not name the clubs. "For Pepe, we have received four acceptable offers from four big clubs. Napoli have made a bid for Pepe which satisfies our €80m (£72m) demand," he said. Up to the player now to decide where to go, with the contract offers made by the four clubs. "Pepe will come back from holiday on Monday and I think he’ll decide in the middle of the week."

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