Arsenal are looking to shift Nicolas Pepe this summer, and the player is open to a move to Saudi Arabia, according to reports.

Nice's Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (L) celebrates with Nice's French defender Melvin Bard after scoring his team's third goal during the French L1 football match between OGC Nice and Montpellier Herault SC at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, south-eastern France, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Nice’s Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (L) celebrates with Nice’s French defender Melvin Bard after scoring his team’s third goal during the French L1 football match between OGC Nice and Montpellier Herault SC at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, south-eastern France, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Telegraph report that Arsenal are looking for buyers for Nicolas Pepe this summer, with no plans to reintegrate him into the first-team squad ahead of next season.

The winger only has a year left on his contract, and the Gunners are hoping bidders will emerge in the next few weeks.

It’s not impossible that Arsenal terminate Pepe’s contract, but they’re hoping to get some kind of transfer fee.

Nice won’t be in the race, despite taking the player on loan this season.

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Nice’s Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (R) celebrates with Nice’s French defender Melvin Bard after scoring his team’s third goal during the French L1 football match between OGC Nice and Montpellier Herault SC at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, south-eastern France, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Chris Wheatley reports for 3AddedMinutes that Pepe’s representatives are trying to find him a new team ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, and he’s open to moving to Saudi Arabia.

But Wheatley adds that Arsenal will have to accept taking a major hit on the club-record fee they paid for Pepe in 2019.

According to Charles Watts of Goal, it’s clear that the Ivorian international has no future at Arsenal, and a permanent move for the winger is expected this summer.

Nice's Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (R) celebrates with Nice's French defender Melvin Bard after scoring his team's third goal during the French L1 football match between OGC Nice and Montpellier Herault SC at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, south-eastern France, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Nice’s Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (R) celebrates with Nice’s French defender Melvin Bard after scoring his team’s third goal during the French L1 football match between OGC Nice and Montpellier Herault SC at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, south-eastern France, on January 11, 2023. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pepe had a mixed season with Nice, making 23 starts in all competitions as a result of various fitness setbacks.

He scored eight goals in those games, with only two Nice players outscoring him. But he missed the final seven games of the season through injury to bring his spell to an underwhelming conclusion.

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