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LONDON — Arsenal has terminated the contract of former club-record signing Nicolas Pepe, letting the winger leave on a free transfer. Arsenal paid 72 million pounds to sign Pepe from French club Lille in 2019 but will get nothing for his departure, with the winger reportedly set to sign for Turkish side Trabzonspor. Pepe had a good start at Arsenal under former manager Unai Emery but struggled to fit in after Mikel Arteta took over, and has not started a Premier League game since October 2021. He was sent to Nice on loan last season. He had one year remaining on his contract, but Arsenal opted to let him go.
