We’ll Replace Pepe Soon, Arteta Hints

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has hinted that the club will sign a replacement for Nicholas Pepe soon.

Pepe left Arsenal, which is presently leading Premier League to join Nice.

Pepe’s loan move to Ligue 1 has increased the chances of Arsenal making another move into the transfer market before the summer window closes on September 1.

Arsenal has been linked with a move for Wolves winger Pedro Neto and Arteta admitted he could adapt his transfer philosophy after prioritising early deals for Manchester City duo Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko at the start of the window.

Speaking on Friday, Arteta said, “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.

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

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“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.”

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

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.

“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,” he said.