Nicolas Pepe FINALLY quits Arsenal as he wears new kit on private jet with Gunners set to take huge loss on £72m flop | The Sun

NICOLAS PEPE has finally left Arsenal after posing on a private plane in a Trabzonspor kit.

The winger became the Gunners most expensive player in 2019, following his move from Lille for £72million.

But he failed to fit in at the Emirates and managed just 27 goals in 112 Arsenal matches.

Pepe fell out of favour with manager Mikel Arteta but the club struggled to sell him.

And it is understood Gunners bosses have decided to cut their losses on the player and terminate his £150,000-a-week contract, which had one year left to run.

And Pepe has now agreed a move to Trabzonspor in Turkey, posing in the club's colours as he jetted in to sign.

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As revealed by SunSport, Arsenal warned the forward he would NEVER play for them again even if he failed to find a new club.

Pepe was ordered to train alone after returning from an unsuccessful loan spell at Nice.

He did even have a squad number after his number 19 shirt was handed to Leandro Trossard at the beginning of the year.

His lack of activity cost him his place in the Ivory Coast squad for their forthcoming games against Lesotho and Mali.

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Turkish title contenders Besiktas and Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia were also interested in signing him.

But Pepe will be hoping his move to Turkey will spark a fresh start.

He beamed after joining Trabzonspor and pointed towards the club's badge ahead of his transfer.

Declan Rice has since become the Gunners' record buy, after signing from West Ham for £105m this summer.

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