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Liverpool, Arsenal, Napoli and Inter Milan agree deal for Nicolas Pepe

Nicolas Pepe, the LOSC Lille forward, who was outscored only by Kylian Mbappe last season has been one of the most sought after players this summer. With several European giants circling, his exit looked merely like a matter of where Pepe wants to be beyond the season.

And now, if the latest reports are to be believed, that seems to be an accurate prediction. Arsenal, Liverpool, Napoli and Inter Milan have all agreed a deal in principle for Nicolas Pepe. They have all agreed to a fee with LOSC Lille and now it's upto the player to choose which club he wants to join.

Manchester United are also interested in the player and could yet reach an agreement over the fee with Lille.

Lille president George Lopez has confirmed that they have received 4 offers that matched their valuation of Pepe though he did not reveal the names of the clubs.

He said,

‘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."

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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