Newcastle target Nicolas Pepe would be interested in a switch to St James’ Park, according to transfer insider Dean Jones. The £140,000 per-week star is out of favour at Arsenal and has been strongly linked with a summer exit having failed to live up to expectations following his club record £72m move from Lille in 2019.
Despite spending around £60m on securing the services of defensive-minded trio Nick Pope, Matt Targett and Sven Botman, Eddie Howe is yet to bring make any attacking reinforcements.
But that could soon change, with 90min claiming that Newcastle have been offered the opportunity to sign Pepe, whose lack of minutes last season have led to speculation surrounding his future.
Pepe might be the most expensive player in Arsenal’s history, but he simply hasn’t performed consistently enough to warrant a place in the side, with his form restricting him to just 681 top-flight minutes for the Gunners last season.