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Arsenal smash their transfer record to sign £72m Nicolas Pepe

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Nicolas Pepe in a £72 million ($87m) deal.

The Ivory Coast international becomes the club’s fourth signing of the transfer window and the deal smashes the club’s transfer record, which was previously set by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s £56m ($68m) move from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.

Pepe has been in England since Tuesday morning when he travelled to Arsenal’s training centre at London Colney to undergo a medical and meet his new team-mates.

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And - despite a slight delay in finalising the paperwork - the Gunners have officially announced the capture of the 24-year-old from Lille.