Arsenal ready to axe SEVEN first-team players including club-record signing

A number of senior players are at risk as Arsenal prepare a summer shake-up, with the Premier League leaders ready to listen to bids for their record signing among others

Arsenal record signing Nicolas Pepe is one of seven players who could be in line for a summer exit.

Ivorian winger Pepe joined the Gunners from Lille in 2019, in a deal worth £72m. He scored just 16 goals in 80 league appearances for the club and was loaned out to Nice in the summer with his opportunities in north London limited by Bukayo Saka’s impressive form on the right.

Arsenal are expected to take a big hit on the 27-year-old, who has six goals in Ligue 1 this season and two more in the Europa League. He isn’t the only senior star at risk of an exit over the summer as the Premier League leaders prepare to freshen things up.