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Arsenal technical director Edu spoke to Lille about signing Gabriel Magalhaes in January, and the club plan to go back in the summer, according to reports.

Arsenal sent a firm offer to Lille for centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes in January, but they didn’t meet the Ligue 1 club’s asking price.

Arsenal are one of the clubs in for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare, with his current side ‘very open’ to selling this month.

Arsenal are one of the clubs enquiring after Lille defensive midfielder Boubakary Soumare, according to reports.

Arsenal are monitoring the progress of 21-year-old Lille centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes ahead of January, but there are some complications to a potential deal.

Nicolas Pepe has admitted that his start with Arsenal hasn’t been easy so far, but he believes it won’t be long until he adapts.

Nicolas Pepe has admitted his manager at Lille expected him to choose Bayern Munich this summer, but the winger says it’s a dream to join Arsenal instead.

Manchester United offered Lille over €90m for Nicolas Pepe before Arsenal signed the winger, according to reports in France.

Four clubs will benefit from Arsenal’s purchase of Nicolas Pepe for a club-record £72m – Lille, Angers, FC Solitaires and Stade Poitevin FC.

Arsenal have signed LOSC Lille winger Nicolas Pepe for a club-record fee on a five-year contract.

Angers will receive 5 installments of €1.4m from Lille as their part of the Nicolas-Pepe-to-Arsenal sell-on clause with an official announcement said to be just ‘hours’ away.

Arsenal are hopeful Nicolas Pepe can feature against Newcastle United on the opening day of the Premier League season, according to reports.

Arsenal are confident of completing the £72m signing of Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, but the deal isn’t quite done yet, according to reports.

On Saturday morning, the news broke that Arsenal were strongly on the case of Nicolas Pepe, finding an €80m fee agreement with Lille.

The French media aren’t giving up on their story about Arsenal’s €80m bid for Nicolas Pepe, despite how ridiculous that sounds.

Nicolas Pepe’s agent has taken to Twitter to mock a L’Equipe article about Arsenal’s reported €80m bid for the player.

Arsenal may well want Nicolas Pepe, and they very clearly need him, but it seems as if he’s more likely to end up at Liverpool or even Manchester United.

Arsenal may well want Nicolas Pepe, and they very clearly need him, but it seems as if he’s more likely to end up at Liverpool or even Manchester United.

Lille president Gerard Lopez has admitted the departure of star winger Nicolas Pepe this summer is certain, and the player himself has the choice of where to go next.

Bayern Munich are close to finalising a deal for Arsenal target and Lille star Nicolas Pepe, according to reports in France.