{"id":1105231,"date":"2019-09-07T13:26:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T12:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1105231"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:58:00","slug":"nicolas-pepe-pulls-out-of-ivory-coast-duty-after-picking-up-injury-with-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/nicolas-pepe-pulls-out-of-ivory-coast-duty-after-picking-up-injury-with-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Pepe pulls out of Ivory Coast duty after picking up injury with Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nicolas Pepe has pulled out of international duty with the Ivory Coast after picking up an injury with Arsenal, the nation&#8217;s football federation has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pepe arrived at the Emirates as a club-record \u00a372m signing from Lille in the summer and started his first game in Arsenal&#8217;s 3-1 defeat to Liverpool.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pepe&#8217;s injured with Arsenal? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pepe joined Arsenal from Lille for \u00a372m in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>The 24-year-old provided his first assist in last week&#8217;s north London derby.<\/li>\n<li>But he has been forced to withdraw from international duty.<\/li>\n<li>The Ivory Coast claim it is due to an injury sustained with his club.<\/li>\n<li>Pepe will now return to north London to work on his fitness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7360490-squawka-talker-special-champions-league-2019-20-preview<\/p>\n<p>The winger then played the full 90 minutes of the Gunners&#8217; 2-2 draw with north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, providing his first assist for the club.<\/p>\n<p>However, ahead of friendlies with fellow African sides Tunisia and Benin, the Ivorian FA confirmed Pepe \u2013 who was Ligue 1&#8217;s second-highest goalscorer last season with 22 strikes \u2013 had pulled out of the squad due to an injury sustained with his club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicolas Pepe, injured with his club, came in to declare it late on Wednesday afternoon,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a reinforcement, the coach appealed to Bagayoko Mamadou.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transfer Record! 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Pepe arrived at the Emirates as a club-record \u00a372m signing from Lille in the summer and started his first game in Arsenal&#8217;s 3-1 defeat to Liverpool. 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