Lille manager Christophe Galtier has been quoted as saying he expects €80m star Nicolas Pepe to leave for a transfer to a Champions League club that plays in red.
The Ivory Coast international is having a superb season and has been strongly linked with the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in recent times.
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However, Galtier has now strongly suggested some kind of deal could be in place for Pepe to move to Old Trafford.
Speaking today, the Lille boss is quoted as saying: ‘Nicolas Pepe is having a great season and he is going to progress further.
‘He has to go to a Champions League club and I do not think he needs an intermediate stage to go as high as possible … in a team playing in red.’
This of course rules out Chelsea, while Arsenal do play in red but currently look unlikely to make it into next season’s Champions League, and have also not played in the competition this season or last.