OFFICIAL: Nicolas Pepe leaves Arsenal

Nicolas Pepe has joined OGC Nice on loan for the rest of the 2022/23 campaign, it was officially announced of Thursday.

The 27-year-old forward, who is yet to play a single minute of first-team football this season, fell out of Mikel Arteta's favour last year.

According to Fabrizio Romano, a tier-one source, the Ligue 1 side won't have an option making the transfer permanent in the summer of 2023.

Pepe joined Arsenal in the summer of 2019 from Lille for a fee £72 million but the Ivorian has failed to become a consistent performer for the Gunners.