Noel Whelan believes that Newcastle should take a ‘gamble’ on Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe with a mortgage-to-purchase provide inside the summer.
The Ivory Coast ahead have become Arsenal’s report signing in 2019 while he joined in a £72million deal from Lille, having scored 23 desires and introduced 12 assists all through the 2018-19 Ligue 1 marketing campaign.
Despite making an outstanding begin to lifestyles at The Emirates, Pepe has emerge as extremely of an enigmatic presence considering that – with the Gunners being tipped to cut their losses this summer time.
Indeed, Mikel Arteta is already recognised to be searching at replacements for the 26-12 months-old.
Rumours were circulating that Arsenal will take delivery of a suggestion of around £25m for the attacker, with Newcastle tipped as capacity suitors.
And former Leeds United star Whelan has a plan that might work for Eddie Howe’s guys.
Speaking about Pepe, he told Football Insider: “He’s been a large failure – that’s for sure.
“When you remember the cash they paid for him, he’s been very average. It’s a genuinely awful bit of commercial enterprise from Arsenal.
“If they could get £25 million for him, they want to be taking it – even though it’s a big loss.
“Teams may be reluctant to pay that sort of rate for an inconsistent participant like Pepe, even though. It could be a mortgage-to-buy deal.
