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Nicolas Pepe's Agent Responds to Rumours of Arsenal's Ludicrous Bid for Lille Forward

Nicolas Pepe's agent Samir Khiat has shot down any rumours suggesting that Arsenal have submitted a €80m bid for the Lille forward.

The Ivorian enjoyed a stellar 2018/19 campaign, finishing as the second-highest scorer in Ligue 1 behind Kylian Mbappe, and has been subsequently linked with a move to a European heavyweight this summer.

L'Equipe had recently confirmed reports which claimed Arsenal had submitted a €80m bid for Pepe but, in response to that news, Khiat simply responded (via The Metro): "Oh, really?"

He then went on to add: "The aim is for him to sign in the right place.