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title: "Arsenal to complete Pepe signing within 48 hours"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Oliver Birch"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2019-07-27T10:32:21Z"
modified: "2019-07-27T10:39:23Z"
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# Arsenal to complete Pepe signing within 48 hours

Liverpool appear likely to miss out on the signing of Nicolas Pepe with Arsenal set to complete a deal for the highly sought after winger within the next 48 hours.

That’s according to[BBC Sport’s David Ornstein](https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/1155052728525164544?s=20), who suggests the Gunners have agreed a 5-year-deal for the Ivory Coast international and will pay LOSC Lille the €80million fee in instalments.

> Twitter: Arsenal have reached an agreement with Lille to sign Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe for \~€80m, paid by instalments… https://t.co/o5F0yUH2Fs (@bbcsport\_david)

![Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/07/1002931994.jpg)

Liverpool were one of four sides to have met Lille’s €80million valuation of Pepe, alognside Arsenal, Inter Milan and Napoli, however it appears Unai Emery’s side have won the race to sign the winger.

The Ivory Coast international was a standout figure in Ligue 1 last season, scoring 22 goals and creating 11 assists to help Lille to a second placed finish in the French top flight.

Arsenal will reportedly complete the signing upon agreeing a deal with the winger’s agent.