Liverpool are preparing an offer for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, according to reports in the French media.
The Ivorian international will likely be sold in the summer with Inter Milan said to have made the first move with a €70m (£60m) bid.
However, Pepe has yet to decide on his future, with the likes Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern Munich also believed to be keen on the prolific wide man.
Fans on Twitter are debating whether the Ivorian would be a good addition to Jurgen Klopp’s squad:
I’d take him he’s been amazing all season
— BantaFanta (@AKLFE4R) 26 April 2019
As good as he looks I just don’t get why we’d buy another RW. Surely we should be going for a LW? As all of Mane, Salah and Shaq can play RW but basically only Mane can play LW.
— Jordan Sadler (@JordanSadler95) 26 April 2019
Is he good? I haven’t really seen him play a lot.
— waseem-7_ (@waseem7_) 26 April 2019
70 M Euros? A bit too much IMO even with the crazy prices nowadays
— Mbl (@MrBooley) 26 April 2019
I would love to see this man work under klopp! He would be a great player
— Shaiq (@ShaiqBoxing_) 26 April 2019
Under 50 mil or no thanks. Neres is better
— ??{FT} (was N7res) (@PrimeOmeonga) 22 April 2019
Not a Salah replacement but would be great attacking depth that is much needed. Looks a top player
— J (@LFC_JRO9) 22 April 2019
He looks decent
— Luminal 47 (@luminal47) 22 April 2019
Werner would be a better option than Pepe imo.
— Roy (@RoyAbhijitAR) 22 April 2019
Pepe’s record in Ligue One this season has been outstanding. The 23-year-old has scored 19 league goals and provided 11 assists, and he is not a one season wonder either, having hit the back of the net 14 times in all competitions last campaign for Lille.
It remains to be seen, though, if Liverpool would stump up £60m for a winger who would not be guaranteed a place in the front three.
