Arsenal terminate Nicolas Pepe’s contract with ‘over £10m still owed’ for £72m flop
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icolas Pepe’s tumultuous Arsenal profession has come to an finish after an settlement was reached to terminate his contract.
The Gunners signed the Ivory Coast winger in 2019 with a lot fanfare, agreeing to pay £72million over installments when he joined from Lille – a price of which over £10m remains to be reportedly owed.
Pepe, 28, joins Turkish membership Trabzonspor after his Arsenal contract ended a 12 months earlier than its expiration.
Arsenal mentioned in a press release: “We can confirm that Nicolas Pepe is leaving the club. We have agreed with Nicolas to terminate his contract with immediate effect.
“Everyone at Arsenal thanks Nicolas for his contribution during his time with us and wish him well for the future.”
The participant scored 27 objectives in 112 appearances having spent final season on mortgage again in Ligue 1 with Nice. His final look for Arsenal got here in October 2021.
Pepe turns into the most recent participant to have his contract terminated throughout Mikel Arteta’s reign in north London, following the exits of Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Shkodran Mustafi, Sead Kolasinac, Willian and Hector Bellerin.