Arsenal could terminate star’s contract as Mikel Arteta plans talks to “make a decision”

The Ivory Coast international has been a flop at the Emirates Stadium since his big move from Lille a few years ago, and spent last season on loan at Nice, where he again struggled to make much of an impression.

According to the Daily Mirror, Arsenal could now be ready to terminate Pepe’s contract in order to facilitate an exit, with not much in the way of concrete transfer rumours involving the 28-year-old this summer, suggesting a lack of strong interest in buying him from the Gunners.

Arteta is quoted in the Mirror’s live blog as saying he’ll talk to Pepe soon, so it may be that we’ll hear some concrete developments on this saga in due course.

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Nicolas Pepe in action for Nice

“At the moment he’s recovering from an injury, that’s why he’s not here,” Arteta said.