Mikel Arteta, Arsenal Boss Hints Deal To Replace Pepe

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal Boss Hints Deal To Replace Pepe

After Nicolas Pepe departed the Premier League’s top team to join Nice, Mikel Arteta hinted on Friday that Arsenal might sign a successor.

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The likelihood of Arsenal completing another deal before the summer transfer window ends on September 1 has grown with Pepe’s loan move to Ligue 1.

Pedro Neto of Wolves has been linked to a move to Arsenal, and Arteta said he might change his approach to transfers after favoring early deals for Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko of Manchester City at the beginning of the year.

“We have done it in a different way. At the start of the window we signed players before getting other players out,” Arteta told reporters.

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal Boss Hints Deal To Replace Pepe

“Now we have done something different, we have let a player go and maybe we’ll be able to recruit somebody.

“But it’s not a guarantee because the players are still not here. What I guarantee is the day the window closes, for me, this is the best team in the world and I will try to get the best out of them, that’s it.”

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Arsenal is the only club to boast a perfect start to the Premier League season with three successive wins.

They host Fulham on Saturday looking to consolidate their surprise position at the top of the table.

Pepe’s departure removes one distraction after Arsenal’s club record £72 million failed to live up to the hefty price tag following his 2019 move from Lille.

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal Boss Hints Deal To Replace Pepe

Arteta praised Pepe’s attitude during his struggles but conceded the loan move was best for a player who scored 27 goals in 111 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal.

“I think Nico has tried to deal with that in the best possible way, he is not responsible for the price a club pays for him,” Arteta said.

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“He has tried everything, his attitude is just phenomenal. You just have to meet the person because you just love him for the way he is.

“It’s been three years and he had some very good moments, some others where he hasn’t really contributed much in terms of minutes.

“We decided for every party it was the best decision to allow him to go. He needs to play minutes, he needs to play football. He was really adamant to do that and we decided that it would be best for everybody to do it.”

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