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Nicolas Pepe will arrive in England today and undergo his Arsenal medical examination before his record move of 72 million pounds.

Despite their limited transfer budget, a consequence of Unai Emery's failure to qualify for the Champions League, Arsenal has agreed to pay Lille several times over a five-year contract.

Arsenal had seen an offer of £ 40 million for Wilfried Zaha dismissed by Crystal Palace earlier this summer and, with the Eagles' refusal to yield, decided to focus on the Ivorian international by beating Napoli to his side. square.

Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson and Bukayo Saka, young emerging players, should offer Emery new options on the flank this season, but the Spaniard was desperate to add a proven scorer talent to his ranks, especially given the disappointing performance of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi last quarter.

Pepe was on vacation in America following his international engagements at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this month, but will arrive at Arsenal Colney's training base this afternoon. noon to complete the formalities of his move.

Arsenal will face Angers in France on Wednesday, but Pepe will probably not participate, any more than in the Joan Gamper Trophy against Barcelona on Saturday at Camp Nou.

No matter when he makes his debut, Arsenal fans will be "thrilled with joy," according to Pepe's ex-teammate Jose Fonte.

He told talkSPORT: It's amazing if he gets to the same level, which I hope will be the same as he did with Lille last season, then the Arsenal fans will be very happy. "He is super fast, he has a silky left foot, an incomparable counter-foot.

"He's finishing really well, he's taking penalties, free kicks, he's a very, very accomplished player and I think Arsenal fans will definitely be thrilled."