Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe is open to signing permanently with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice this summer, according to recent reports.
Pepe joined the Gunners back in the summer of 2019, signing for a club-record £72million following a stellar campaign with Lille. Despite showing some glimmers of talent, the Ivorian international struggled to live up to the hype, suffering from inconsistencies and eventually being usurped in Mikel Arteta's starting line-up by Hale End academy graduate Bukayo Saka.
Arteta then decided to send him on loan to Nice last summer, where the player is open to staying after his loan expires, as per French outlet L'Equipe. The Sir Jim Ratcliffe-owned side don't have a buy option in the 27-year-old's contract, although he will be into the final 12 months of his deal at the Emirates Stadium this summer, meaning Arsenal will likely struggle to recuperate even a third of the transfer fee they shelled out to sign the tricky attacker four years ago.
