Nicolas Pepe Joins Nice On Loan

Arsenal has announced Nicolas Pepe's loan return to France for the 2022/23 season with Nice.

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Ivory Coast international joined Arsenal in 2019 for a club record £72m from Lille but has never really adapted to Premier League play.

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Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli, and Martin Odegaard all impressed in recent years, limiting Pepe's playing time.

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He won the FA Cup and helped Arsenal reach the Europa League semi-finals in 2020/21.

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In 112 appearances in all competitions, he scored a total of 27 goals for the club.

Pepe will seek to return to form with Nice, who finished fifth last season.

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Nice added Aaron Ramsey, Alexis Beka Beka, and Kasper Schmeichel to first-team.

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Nice have started the season poorly, with two points from their first three games. They recently lost against Clermont.

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On Thursday night, they will play the second leg of their play-off against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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