There is one "final step" holding up Nicolas Pepe's potential exit from Arsenal this summer, if recent reports are to be believed. It comes as the transfer window is drawing to a close, with just over one week left to get all business concluded until it reopens in January 2023.
For the Gunners, all their signings so far have been made before the start of the season, with five new additions and over £100million spent. Since then, there has been more focus on moving certain players out of the club, be that on permanent deals or on loan for the campaign.
On the possibility of further movement before the end of the window, Arteta said after victory against Bournemouth: "We don’t like reacting obviously, we want to get the players that we believe will make a big impact in the team. If we can do that, we will try to do that. If we cannot, we will stay with the players we have."
