Beşiktaş, who are looking to enter the new season with the championship password, announced that they have recently added Oxlade Chamberlain to their staff. The black and white players, who want to strengthen the wing area, continue their preparations to recruit Nicolas Pepe. According to the news of Sky Sports, Besiktas had a meeting with Arsenal, one of the English Premier League teams. Accordingly, it was stated that Arsenal were looking for a way to terminate their contract with the player. So, who is Pepe, how old is he, where is he from? Information about Nicolas Pepe…
Who is Nicolas Pepe?
Nicolas Pepe was born on 29 May 1995 in France. He is in the right wing position. He plays for the Premier League team Arsenal.
Pepe began his senior club career with Championnat National 3 team Poitiers. He signed with Angers in 2013 at the age of 18 and spent a season on loan with Orléans in 2015. He signed with Lille in 2017 and was named to the UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year for the 2018–19 season. That summer, Pepe joined Arsenal for a club-record fee of £72 million and won the FA Cup in his first season.
Born in France to an Ivorian family, Pepe made his debut for Ivory Coast on 15 November 2016 in a friendly against France. He was selected for the African Cup of Nations in 2017, 2019 and 2021.
Transferred to the English team from Lille in 2019 for 80 million euros, the 28-year-old winger could not reach the expected performance in his 4 seasons.
Pepe, who has scored 16 goals and 8 assists in 80 appearances in the Premier League, has a one-year contract with his club Arsenal.