End of the road for Arsenal as Nicolas Pepe heads to Bayern Munich

Arsenal’s hope of snapping up French Ligue 1 forward Nicolas Pepe has been dashed with the latest report claiming that he is destined to sign for German Bundesliga outfit Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

The North London outfit have been on the radar of the star player for a couple of months with suggestions that a deal would be concluded in the coming summer window as the Gunners team would be actively involved.

A report according to Le 10 Sport, via Calcio Mercato the German Bundesliga outfit have defeated the likes of Arsenal, PSG and Monaco who are also keen on his signature.

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The North London outfit had earlier been tipped to win the race but that will no longer be as the player would be heading to Bayern Munich at the end of the season f reports are to be believed.

However, Nicolas Pepe has impressed so far this season and has been tipped to have the potential of a world class player if he keeps up with the progress,

With the North London outfit seeking to replace injured England international Danny Welbeck, they will be left with no option than to look out for other targets ahead of the summer window.