{"id":495014,"date":"2019-07-30T06:03:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T10:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=495014"},"modified":"2019-07-30T06:03:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T10:03:25","slug":"arsenal-transfer-latest-pepe-shkodran-mustafi-kieran-tierney-and-laurent-koscielny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/07\/30\/arsenal-transfer-latest-pepe-shkodran-mustafi-kieran-tierney-and-laurent-koscielny\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Transfer Latest: P\u00e9p\u00e9, Shkodran Mustafi, Kieran Tierney and Laurent Koscielny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the transfer window hots up towards its conclusion in early August,<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/arsenalfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Arsenal<\/a> are becoming more and more active. Despite having only \u00a345 million to work with earlier this summer, they could still be set to do some shrewd business. We will provide you with the latest transfer updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/57e3f0c7\/Nicolas-Pepe?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/3f2d59fe\/Shkodran-Mustafi?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shkodran Mustafi<\/a>, Kieran Tierney and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f5efb153\/Laurent-Koscielny?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laurent Koscielny<\/a>, as tweeted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcsport_david?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ornstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Arsenal Transfer News<\/h2>\n<h3>P\u00e9p\u00e9 Set For Medical Today<\/h3>\n<p>Ornstein reports that the transfer of Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9 to Arsenal will go through later this week with the player having a medical in London on Tuesday. The fee will be a club-record\u00a0\u20ac80 million, and the Ivorian winger will sign a five-year contract.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arsenal are on course to confirm the \u20ac80m club-record signing of Ivory Coast international Nicolas Pepe from Lille later this week. The 24-year-old winger\/forward has arrived in London &amp; will undergo a medical today before signing a five-year contract at the Emirates <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LOSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LOSC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1156132422733508610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal will pay \u00a320 million upfront for the winger, with the other \u00a352 million coming in instalments over the next five years. As such, this is a deal that suited Arsenal&#8217;s tight budget.<\/p>\n<h3>Mustafi Could Be Sold<\/h3>\n<p>Ornstein also tweeted that Arsenal are considering letting German defender Shkodran Mustafi leave this summer. They are willing to let him go either on a loan or a permanent deal. However, Mustafi, whose contract runs until 2021, wants to stay and fight for his place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arsenal in talks with number of clubs over Shkodran Mustafi exit. 27yo (contract until 2021) wants to stay + prove himself. But <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> want permanent or loan departure. Also hope to bolster central defence pre-deadline &amp; retain interest in Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CelticFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1156132528325050368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Monaco have reportedly made an enquiry for the defender, and Arsenal would want \u00a330 million for him. The Gunners are still chasing a new centre-back before the transfer deadline. They are also still eyeing left-back <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/fce2302c\/Kieran-Tierney?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kieran Tierney<\/a> of Celtic and could make a late move for the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<h3>Edu Meets With Rennes to Discuss Koscielny Move<\/h3>\n<p>According to Ornstein, Arsenal&#8217;s technical director Edu met with Rennes&#8217; president and Koscielny&#8217;s representatives to discuss a move. Edu met both parties in London yesterday as talks over his departure from Arsenal progress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arsenal technical director Edu met with the Stade Rennes president + the representative of Laurent Koscielny in London yesterday. Talks between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> &amp; suitors continue in a bid to resolve Koscielny\u2019s future. The 33yo captain does not anticipate playing for the Gunners again <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SRFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SRFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1156133085131526146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old centre-back does not anticipate making another appearance for Arsenal, as he tries to force a way out of England. 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Despite having only \u00a345 million to work with earlier this summer, they could still be set to do some shrewd business. We will provide you with the latest transfer updates on Nicolas P\u00e9p\u00e9, Shkodran Mustafi, Kieran [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3031,"featured_media":495055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,2,30,3,28],"tags":[32738,4039,3070,382,3196,40,203,136],"class_list":["post-495014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-featured","category-news","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-arsenal-fixtures","tag-david-ornstein","tag-kieran-tierney","tag-laurent-koscielny","tag-nicolas-pepe","tag-premier-league","tag-shkodran-mustafi","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}