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#1 Lille President confirms Nicolas Pepe will leave this summer

Lille President has confirmed that Pepe will leave the club this summer

We previously revealed in this segment that Manchester United are in advanced talks with Ligue 1 side Lille for the signature of Nicolas Pepe. Now, recent reports seem to all but confirm that Pepe will be on the move this summer.

Sky Sports reports that Lille President Gerard Lopez has confirmed Nicolas Pepe would leave the club this summer, also revealing that the French side had received big offers from big clubs for the Ivorian.

In terms of departures and arrivals, if a player leaves, we will go and get what we need.

For Nico, it is almost done and he could have left last summer.

It is true that there are big offers and big clubs in for him, so I think [he will leave]. Aside from that, you never know in football.

Solskjaer wants fast, fluid players in his team to play a brand of high tempo football and Nicolas Pepe certainly fits the bill. If United do manage to secure the services of the Ivorian, it would be massive for the club.

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