Nicolas Pepe has received a stark warning that he could face an entire season without playing football if he opts to remain at Arsenal.
The club is actively seeking to offload him, but so far, there have been no takers willing to match his current wage package at the Emirates. Pepe reportedly prefers staying at Arsenal for the final year of his contract to secure his full salary.
In contrast, Arsenal is keen on moving him to another club to alleviate some of their wage expenses. However, Pepe appears more interested in securing a substantial payout from the club.
A report from The Sun has revealed that Arsenal has issued a warning to the former Nice loanee, indicating that he will not be part of the first-team plans if he chooses to stay. The club’s intention is clear: they want him to depart, and if he doesn’t, he may find himself spending the entire year in the stands, without any involvement in competitive matches.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Pepe can never get a contract close to what he earns at the Emirates now and knows this is his last big payday.
This could be the reason he is reluctant to leave the club, but we have to find a way to ensure he leaves for another team so that we can reduce our redundant players.
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It’s not his problem that Arteta doesn’t rate him! We are really decimating our squad to threadbare thin. Natural Saka replacement in cup competitions, just give him minutes increase his value probably and sell in Jan. Pepe is a decent enough option to have in the team. This issue of freezing and ripping off player contracts isn’t the sustainable model we are often told.
We are in four competitions and the rate we are going, I’m left wondering if we really strengthened our squad factoring in the Timber injury and with only six defenders and no natural Saka replacement.
Last season we had a good first eleven, well, till January is when we at least had some dept. Not acting decisefully may as well be our undoing. City for example knew they will be missing De bruyne for the better part of the season and moved quickly in the market. Timber gets injured and our response!, Tierney, Tavares, holding are sold/ loaned with no single replacement even a loan one.
👍 Kenya, your points are valid regarding Arteta and Arsenal wasting a resource in Pepe, who could competently relieve Saka. Last season Saka was played into the ground unnecessarily.
As for Pepe, he has a contract which both parties have a legal commitment to fulfill. If Pepe is training, fit and ready to play then Arsenal has to meet his contract payments.
So he’s being warned about potentially being payed off in full to leave or to still receive his full salary…..very threatening lol
Arsenal have 26 players on their senior roll right now but only a maximum of 25 can be registered for the domestic and European competitions. That means that at least one player will be left in the lurch. And the likeliest candidates would be Pepe and Soares. So Arsenal are quite in line to warn Pepe as they have done.
Agree
It’s a fact of life as a professional footballer
Lucky Pepe to have another year on very good money to sweeten the blow
It isn’t just Arteta who hasn’t rated him sufficiently
I think this arsenal manager will never bring pepe back to action it’s all his fault
oh it is MA’S problem He doesnt like him.Honestly he is not as bad as Harvetz.