Presiden Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis mendakwa bahawa Arsenal menawarkan lebih daripada quadruple jumlah yang mereka boleh untuk menandatangani Nicolas Pepe.
Bekas pemain Lille melengkapkan perpindahan bernilai £72 juta ke Emirates minggu lalu dan sebelum itu, pemain tersebut juga dikehendaki oleh Napoli.
🚨 Sky Italia say #Napoli haven’t given up on Pépé and that they want him to pick them over #AFC because of CL football. They have Lozano and Icardi as back up options.🚨 I think as long as these agents are involved, they will always prefer our offer. https://t.co/6ivAzkfert— GunnerScout (@scout_afc) July 28, 2019
Menurut laporan yang dikeluarkan oleh Spazio Napoli, presiden kelab Itali itu mendedahkan dimana tawaran yang dikemukakan Arsenal kepada Lille melebihi empat kali daripada apa yang mereka mampu untuk mendapatkan Pepe.
"Beyond James, Lozano and Icardi, there are also other names we are evaluating. I offered a blue figure, for Pépé, but we couldn't get it.
“You see, real football is housed in England. With the return of Ancelotti, Conte and Sarri this year we are stronger, but it takes time to get back big.
"The Arsenal invoices 5 times what Naples invoices and therefore it could have been allowed to offer more than us. Patience, it means that we will find more Pépé."
-- Aurelio De Laurentiis via Spazio Napoli.
Ini bermakna Napoli hanya membuat tawaran ataupun mampu mengeluarkan belanja berjumlah sekitar 14.4 juta pound sahaja untuk mendapatkan Pepe.