Bibi is the most expensive player in the history of Arsenal

# Arsenal has made the English Ivory Coast striker # Nicola_Bebe the most expensive player in its history and the most expensive Africa too, with the combination of # Lille French in a source close to 80 million Euro file without rewards and bonuses.

"This is the most expensive affair in our history after his arrival in the French Ligue 1 club," writes Arsenal in its calculations on social networking sites and on its official website, without specifying the duration of the contract with Ivorians. "This 24-year-old Ivorian has completed the transactions badociated with his transfer and he will wear jersey number 19."

Pepe's signing follows Lille last season with 22 goals and 11 badists in Ligue 1. Lionel Lionel Messi of Barcelona (36 goals and 13 badists) scored more than 20 goals and 10 badists in the tournament. Five large premises.

The Ivorian player became the most expensive African player after Arsenal preferred to settle in Naples, who also wanted to play for players like Manchester United and Paris St Germain.

Bibi, who has been defending the colors of Lille since 2017 after joining Angie, has surpbaded the Congolese Cedric Baccampo, who has cost more than 65 million pounds in Beijing Guoan for the Villarreal 2018.

The Spanish coach congratulated Onai Imrei (Arsenal) for the Ivorian striker, who removed Gaborone's Pierre Emeric Obamyang from the list of the most expensive players in the club's history (the latter cost 56 £ million to leave Dortmund in January 2018). , Was required by many of the best teams in Europe. "

"The signing of a high level wing was one of our main objectives during the current transfer period and I am happy to join him, adding that he would add speed, strength and creativity, as well as the desire to score more goals for our team. "

"Being here is very moving because things have not been easy for me, I've come a long way and I've had a lot of problems, so get into this big one. club is a big bonus, "Pepe said in an interview with Arsenal.

His arrival at Emirates Stadium to defend the colors of the UEFA Europa League last season is a very important step for a young man who grew up in the Paris suburbs and had a difficult childhood: his father was prison guard and his mother, housekeeper.

When he was a fan of Solitaire Paris-Est, Pepe was a goalkeeper for a season among the three pillars. The team found no one to occupy the center, before the family moved to 320 kilometers south of Poitiers at the age of 14 to start his son. His career in lower journals.

From Poitier to Ange, via Orlian, who defended his colors, Ivri achieved a remarkable performance which led him to sign a 10 million euros contract in Lille in 2017. He was right because the Attacker looked a lot like the Belgian star Edine Hazar. Madrid), he became one of the best snipers in the French League, finishing last season his second leading scorer behind Paris St Germain World Champion Kylian Mbabey (22-33).

The Ivorian, who did nothing this summer at the Africa Cup of Nations (the Ivorians were out of the quarter finals on penalties against Algeria), is fighting now to impose himself in a team including Oumayang, Alexandre Lacazette, the Nigerian Alex Eioubi and another newcomer, Gabriel Martinelli. .