On one hand I'm glad we are trying to seal this as early as possible. On the other hand pity it isn't on the last day of transfer window because this has got all the potential of an Arshavin llama thread classic.

Ricky1985 wrote:

Claudius wrote:

When will Mkhi leave?  Maybe they delay it so this guy gets a fitting jersey number.

He's always worn 19 when he was able to choose. That's available.

Yeah, I mentioned it was available earlier. But it would be nice for him to graduate to 7. Or do we keep that for Nelson?  
I'm going to go mad waiting for this transfer.

Clrnc wrote:

On one hand I'm glad we are trying to seal this as early as possible. On the other hand pity it isn't on the last day of transfer window because this has got all the potential of an Arshavin llama thread classic.

I blame Ornstien for the thread not being a classic, after he rubbished it we just ignored all the other links. Never gave the thread a chance.

Zaha plays in a much stronger league let’s not forget

Plus he doubled Zaha’s goals and assists. You can discount the goals by saying half were penalties, but half of those penalties he won on his own.
What I am looking forward to a lot of is men having to peel off Aubameyang and Ozil as Pepe cuts in from the right. You see a lot of this when City play. They maximize on this by moving the ball quickly once this happens, creating tears in the defense. Right now we are too static. Pep can change all of this.

Tell me about it:

I decided to see what our friends thought of this transfer. I didn’t realize how dull they are
http://www.glory-glory.co.uk/community/threads/the-goon-thread.6546/page-609

I expect some concrete confirmation will be had today and we will see him in the shirt by the end of the week. Add Tierney and somehow manage to flip Mustafi/Beilik for one decent CB and this will prove to be our best summer in a long, long time.

goon wrote:

Tell me about it:

Lol. It’s headed to the Bermuda Triangle.

Claudius wrote:

I need to see the unveiling to get my heart rate to normal
Number 19 jersey number seems vacant. Or we could wait to see if Mkhitaryan moves himself to avail 7.

How long is Mkhi's contract? Man I would be so happy if we could get rid of him this summer.

Nicolas Pépé is expected to undergo his medical ahead of #AFC move this week [Paul MacInnes - Guardian]

Let's get this done fast so we can get 2 defenders in as well.

flobaba wrote:

goon wrote:

Tell me about it:

Lol. It’s headed to the Bermuda Triangle.

Arsenal fans on the Internet are brilliant. Thousands had followed one plane assumed to be Aubameyang's on flightradar. 

Ex Southampton and current Lille defender Jose Fonte on asked about Pepe on talksport “Arsenal are getting a very accomplished player in Nicolas Pepe.”

Time for me to go on youtube.

It's done. I'm not worried about this.

To the Tierney thread!!!

Never in doubt

Pepe 2019

Posting in a last minute and short notice production Facebook group for help would be a very Arsenal thing to do I guess.

it's clear as day from the email address that it's not some Arsenal person posting it, but Harry from Braves Park Media who Arsenal probably hired. I doubt it's new player related because all that's been done in house in the past.

Braves Park have done work for Arsenal in the past: https://bravesparkmedia.com/project/worldremit/future-stars/

RMC reporting he should be an arsenal player in 48 hours

Now that's more like it. All these dramatic analyzing of flights and drones is what I expect from such a big transfer. Keep it coming

We don't usually go all out with our announcement video's do we? I quite like that personally. Watching all those Sanchez parody videos should serve as a cautionary tale.

Gazza M wrote:

RMC reporting he should be an arsenal player in 48 hours

Orny said that 48 hours ago!

Choosing Pepe over Zaha will end up being one of the definitive transfers of the Emery era. There's always an element of luck when you're deciding between two similar talents. You just never know which way the chips will fall. In 2004, we bought Gilberto Silva whilst United bought Kleberson. One was a resounding success and the other was a complete and utter flop. In the same year, Liverpool thought they had stolen a march on their rivals by buying the next elite French striker in Djibril Cisse.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/07/29/nicolas-pepe-adds-needed-risk-directness-arsenals-shot-shy-attack/

Good analysis on Pepe

Gazza M wrote:

RMC reporting he should be an arsenal player in 48 hours

Also said he had 3 offers, and picked us.

Also this:

Bruno Satin [agent of Napoli’s French full back Kevin Malcuit] speaking to @radiokisskiss: “Kevin has often spoken with Nicolas Pépé about the transfer market, the two are very close friends. I have the impression that he will be a new #AFC player.”

deardevil wrote:

Choosing Pepe over Zaha will end up being one of the definitive transfers of the Emery era. There's always an element of luck when you're deciding between two similar talents. You just never know which way the chips will fall. In 2004, we bought Gilberto Silva whilst United bought Kleberson. One was a resounding success and the other was a complete and utter flop. In the same year, Liverpool thought they had stolen a march on their rivals by buying the next elite French striker in Djibril Cisse.

The question is were we ever serious about Zaha? Did we ever bid for him and if we did, was it only to use him as a decoy while we pursued his higher upside countryman?
It also makes sense to view Pepe in the context of our broader business. Together with Guendouzi, Torreira, Leno, (and Tierney, Ceballos) it signals a desire to build a team that can challenge for the top four for several years. We have already moved away from the Gazidis-Wenger retirement home.

We are definitely serious about Zaha, no 2 ways about it.

I wish we would find a way to sign both but Parish is a tough cunt in transfers

Claudius wrote:

deardevil wrote:

Choosing Pepe over Zaha will end up being one of the definitive transfers of the Emery era. There's always an element of luck when you're deciding between two similar talents. You just never know which way the chips will fall. In 2004, we bought Gilberto Silva whilst United bought Kleberson. One was a resounding success and the other was a complete and utter flop. In the same year, Liverpool thought they had stolen a march on their rivals by buying the next elite French striker in Djibril Cisse.

The question is were we ever serious about Zaha? Did we ever bid for him and if we did the did we only use him as a decoy while we pursued his higher upside countryman?
It also makes sense to view Pepe in the context of our broader business. Together with Guendouzi, Torreira, Leno, (and Tierney, Ceballos) it signals a desire to build a team that can challenge for the top four for several years. We have already moved away from the Gazidis-Wenger retirement home.

If I had to guess based on the timeline and what we know (Zaha bid 1st July, Pepe bid 13th July), I'd say we wanted Zaha but when it became evident that Palace wanted £80m+, we figured if we're going to stretch our budget to that extent we may as well go for Pepe.

The impression I get is that Emery insisted on a top winger one way or the other though.

Manu  
Nicolas Pepe Arsenal

The guy from Eurosport that was spot on with Saliba. It will keep getting reported by smaller time sources until Orny drops the medical bomb.

Arsenal have offered [Nicolas Pépé] a higher salary, worth about £140,000 a week after tax, for a player who scored 22 times in 28 appearances for Lille to help them to finish in second place to PSG last season. [Times]

140.000 after tax ? How much is that before? Also, we pay Mhiki 180.000 is that before or after tax? Man I want Mhiki gone so bad...

Around 220k I reckon. We're in trouble if he flops, this is a high stakes transfer.

There here we go confirmation is here. Pepe signing contract and everything agreed. Left some small agent fee details.

Lille reliable outlet says medical tomorrow and we are rushing everything to get him ready for the start of the season.

There's the fucking here we go thing

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Lovely stuff. Now Zaha and 4 defenders.