4 wingers Unai Emery should target for Arsenal

Bryan
Emery needs to sign some wingers, and soon
Emery needs to sign some wingers, and soon

1. Nicolas Pepe (Lille)

Nicolas Pepe could be the nest star out of Lille.
Nicolas Pepe could be the nest star out of Lille.

Lille have produced a number of stars over the years and Nicolas Pepe is certainly in line to be the next. In his first season at Lille, the Ivory Coast international scored 14 goals and assisted five and is well on his way to surpass that tally this season. With only half the season completed, Pepe has already scored 12 and assisted 7.

Emery's Arsenal have been linked with the 23-year-old a number of times this season. However, Pepe has come out and said that he will definitely be finishing this season with the French club. Any possible deal for the winger will be possible only in the summer and he will be worth around £72 million meaning Arsenal will literally have to break their bank for him.

Pepe has amazing vision, averages 3.4 shots per game and is one of the most fouled players in Ligue 1. With his pace, physicality and dribbling ability, he will easily adjust to the Premier League and should be Emery's number one priority for a winger.

Given Arsenal's financial troubles at the moment, it's very likely that any deal for the wingers mentioned in this story will occur in the summer. But with Arsenal managing with only one winger right now, they really need to spend big to improve their squad for next season.

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