Arsenal announce £72m Record Signing, Nicolas Pepe

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille in a £72 million ($87m) deal.

The Ivory Coast international becomes the club’s fourth signing of the transfer window and the deal smashes the club’s transfer record, which was previously set by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s £56m ($68m) move from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.

Pepe has been in England since Tuesday morning when he traveled to Arsenal’s training center at London Colney to undergo a medical and meet his new team-mates.