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Liverpool favourites to sign Nicolas Pepe
Nicolas Pepe has been one of the young stars of the 2018-19 season. The Ivory Coast international who plies his trade in the Ligue 1 with LOSC Lille has scored 19 goals and provided 13 assists this season and has been heavily linked with a move to one of the European elites.
Arsenal have been monitoring his growth for a while now. However, it looks like the Merseysiders will be able to put one over on their rivals as they are now leading the race to sign the 23-year-old. Liverpool could seal the deal for a sum of £59 million in the summer.
Pepe's departure in the summer is now inevitable after Lille president Gerard Lopez revealed that they will let him leave for the right amount of money. Lopez told Telefoot,
"Four or five players will be leaving this summer.
“All clubs are forced to balance their accounts except perhaps one. I would say yes, it is sure he [Pepe] will leave.
“He enters a price range that can no longer be paid. There is a career choice to make for him, I think he will have the choice."
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