Arsenal will have to break their transfer record to sign Nicolas Pepe after Lille slapped an €80million (£72m) price tag on the prolific winger.
The Gunners have long been linked with a move for the Ivory Coast international, who has scored 12 goals and laid on five assists in Ligue 1 this season – only PSG star Kylian Mbappe has had a hand in more goals.
Although a transfer fee of around £40m had been mooted, Lille chief Luis Campos insists it could take closer to twice that figure.
Speaking about Pepe to Telefoot on Sunday morning, Campos set his value for the 23-year-old: ‘€80million. But [any club] will also have to convince the player.’
French newspaper L’Equipe recently claimed that Lille were open to selling Pepe in the January window, with Arsenal in pole position to prise him away. Read more