Saudi Pro League outfit Al Shabab have reportedly made their move to sign Nicolas Pepe from Arsenal this week.
That’s according to The Secret Scout, which claims that Pepe’s representatives have flown out to the Middle East to try and complete a deal.
Pepe’s future has been up in the air all summer after the 28-year-old returned from a loan spell with OGC Nice.
The Ivory Coast winger was expected to leave Arsenal before the British transfer deadline slammed shut last week.
But a move failed to materialise for the out-of-favour forward. However, Arsenal could still offload Pepe this week as the Saudi Arabian and Turkish transfer windows remain open.
And a fresh report claims that Pepe is close to securing a move to the Middle East.
Saudi club Al Shabab planning to sign Pepe
The Secret Scout reports that Pepe has received a proposal from Al Shabab.
It’s noted that Arsenal are looking for a fee worth around £2 million for the winger.
Indeed, Nicolas Pepe’s agents have already flown out to Saudi Arabia to try and complete a deal.
Pepe arrived at Arsenal back in 2019 for a £72 million fee off the back of an impressive campaign with LOSC Lille.
He played 112 games for the gunners and scored 27 goals and gave 21 assist.
For Nice he played 28 games and scored 8 goals and gave 1 assist. Not a great season for him.
Yet, it just hasn’t worked out for Nicolas Pepe in North London and he has been frozen out by Mikel Arteta.
While Arsenal are set to take a huge loss on the forward.
It makes sense for him to move on before the end of this week.
There have even been suggestions that Arsenal could terminate his contract.
But it would be beneficial for the club to at least pick up a small fee this week, with interest from Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
