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Unai Emery said Arsenal had not yet signed a contract for Nicolas Pepe and that the club was only "following" Lille striker for the moment.
Many reports suggest that Arsenal will make an official announcement on Pepe's arrival in the coming days and that Lille President Gerard Lopez said Wednesday that a $ 73 million transfer had been agreed.
Arsenal was looking for a new winger this summer and after an offer of £ 40m for Wilfried Zaha, the club turned to Pepe who impressed with 22 goals and 11 badists in France last season .
Emery, however, refused to confirm an agreement over Pepe after Arsenal's win over Angers on Wednesday night.
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Asked about Pepe's place in Arsenal after the victory, Emery replied: "He played here in Angers a few years ago, then in Lille. He progressed as a player.
"We talk about a lot of players, we want to select players who can really help us, give us great performances and improve our team.
"We have different options. This one for the moment is not closed, but we follow it. & # 39;
Emery added, "No agreement is official now, and I will only talk in the next few hours or days, if it can be official for us.
"We are working on the possibilities of signing players. We signed [Dani] Ceballos, and we have a possibility with Pepe. We are looking for the opportunity to improve ourselves, but only if we can do more steps in the team.
"Our goal is to recruit another player if he can really, really improve us.
"Our goal is to continue to hire another player if we can."
When asked if Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could play together on the same team, Emery replied, "Yes first because he has his left foot.
"We have a footer in Bukayo [Saka], a young player who has a great future for us.
'For example, on the wing, a player's left foot can play on one side or the other. This can give us different options. "
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After the win over Angers, Aubameyang called Pepe a "great player" and urged Arsenal to sign "quickly" Ivorian.
"When great players like this are about to sign with a big club like Arsenal … it's very nice to have such a player," Aubameyang said. be in sports.
"I hope that he signs quickly and that it is done."
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