NICOLAS PEPE has been training alone as he has been linked with a move away from Arsenal this summer.
During his lonely training session, Pepe was not wearing any Arsenal-branded clothing.
Instead, Pepe donned an Ivory Coast shirt and shorts that featured the badge of Ligue 1 side Angers.
The 28-year-old spent four years at the club between 2013 and 2017 before making the move to Lille.
He is currently training away from the main Arsenal team as he is expected to leave the club this summer.
The Ivorian winger uploaded footage from a workout at a gym, with what appears to be members of the public.
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It has been suggested that the Gunners are considering ripping up his contract in order to get him off the books as he is not in manager Mikel Arteta's plans.
The rest of the squad are in LA preparing for the third and final game of their pre-season tour.
But Pepe has been putting in the work at a gym elsewhere.
Pepe joined Arsenal in a then-club record £72million transfer from Lille in 2019, but he has failed to live up to his lofty price tag.
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In 112 appearances for the Gunners, he has scored 27 goals and provided 21 assists.
The Ivory Coast international was linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League earlier this month, but talks collapsed this week after he took too long to agree personal terms.
Reports suggested that he could have earned as much as £4m-a-year in Saudi Arabia before negotiations fell through.
Arsenal have already introduced three players this summer.
Kai Havertz made the switch to North London in a £65m transfer from Chelsea in June before Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice followed in deals worth £35m and £105m respectively.
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