Liverpool In €80m Bid To Sign Lille Winger

Premier League giants Liverpool are planning a big bid for highly rated Lille winger Nicolas Pepe according to the latest reports emanating from the media in France.

Nicolas Pepe has emerged as one of the most sought-after players on the European football scene after a stellar season with former French football Lille.

According to specific publication from L’Equipe via Goal, Liverpool have concluded plans to make a bid of around €80m for the 24-year-old winger.

Several clubs are interested in the player who scored 23 goals and also provided 12 assists for Lille in all competitions during the just concluded campaign.

His form propelled Lille to return to the Champions League stage ahead of next season.

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Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan have previously made a €70m bid for Nicolas Pepe and newly crowned European champions Liverpool are ready to offer more than Nerazzurri in their quest to sign the Ivorian international player.

Apart from Liverpool and Inter Milan, Nicolas Pepe has been linked with other major European clubs like Spanish champions Barcelona, French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Arsenal.

The Gunners were strongly linked with the player during the January transfer window but the lack of finance meant that they were unable to do a deal for him.