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Dan Marsh

Nicolas Pepe makes feelings on Arsenal clear as he's left out amid transfer talks

Nicolas Pepe is reportedly keen on cutting his nightmare stint at Arsenal short amid transfer interest from France.

Pepe became the Gunners record signing when he arrived in north London from Lille in a £72million deal back in the summer of 2019, but the 27-year-old has struggled to live up to expectations at the Emirates Stadium and has been linked with a cut-price exit in recent weeks.

And the Ivory Coast international appears to be on the brink of a return to France after Mikel Arteta left Pepe out of the Arsenal squad for Saturday evening's trip to Bournemouth in the wake of substantial interest from Nice.

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