ENGLISH PREMIERE LEAGUE-                                     Arsenal have completed the signing of Ivory Coast forward Nicolas Pepe from Lille for a club-record fee of £72m.

The Ivorian international has signed a five-year contract at the Emirates that will see him stay at the Emirates till 2024.

The speedy winger come striker choose Arsenal after the North London side tabled a better offer than Napoli who were closing on the Ivorian.

With the deal officially sealed Nicolas Pepe becomes Arsenal most expensive signing in history valued £ 72M. He joins the ranks of Mesut Ozil £ 34M, Alexander Lacazette £43M and Pierre – Emerick Aubameyang £ 56M as Arsenals most expensive acquisitions.