Ligue 1 superstar agrees to join Barcelona, Real Madrid superstar to join Chelsea in the coming days and more, Transfer Roundup 19 December 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Dec 19, 2018 13:57 GMT

Barcelona are not going to hold back in January

Arsenal lead the race to sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe

Nicolas Pepe is one of Arsenal's top targets this winter

Nicolas Pepe has been one of the head-turners from Ligue 1 this term. The Ivory Coast international has been on fire for Lille and has played a pivotal part in their impressive campaign so far.

Arsenal are, as per Daily Star, leading the race to sign the winger who has already scored 12 goals and registered 6 assists so far in Ligue 1 this season. The report adds that Arsenal's London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are also interested in securing the services of Pepe and hence the Gunners will have to act immediately.

The report adds that French publication L'Equipe has reported that Lille have changed their stance and are now open for talks regarding the 23-year-old.

Edited by Arvind Sriram