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Tottenham Hotspur reportedly interested in Everton and Arsenal-linked Nicolas Pepe

Lille's French midefielder Jonathan Bamba (L) celebrates with Lille's Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (2ndL) after scoring during the French L1 footba...
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Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Everton reportedly want Nicolas Pepe of Lille.

Lille's Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (C) vies with Saint-Etienne's French defender Timothee Kolodziejczak (L) and Saint-Etienne's French forward Kevin Monnet-Paquet (R) during the French...

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, according to The Times.

Pepe is a very good and promising young winger who is only 23 years of age and is a key figure for Lille.

The Ivory Coast international has scored six goals and provided four assists in nine Ligue 1 appearances for Lille so far this season, according to WhoScored.

During the 2017-18 campaign, the 23-year-old scored 13 goals and provided four assists in 31 league starts for Lille, according to WhoScored.

Jonathan Bamba of Lille celebrates his first goal with Nicolas Pepe during the french Ligue 1 match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Olympique de Marseille (OM) at Stade Pierre Mauroy on...

Competition

While Pepe – who is valued at €32.8 million (£28.87m) by the CIES Football Observatory – would be a very good signing for Tottenham, the North London outfit will reportedly face competition for the former Angers star.

According to Le10 Sport, Tottenham’s bitter North London rivals Arsenal – now managed by former Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain manager Unai Emery – are interested in Pepe (click here to read more), while The Sunday Mirror (print edition, page 65, September 30, 3018) has claimed of Everton’s interest in the freescoing winger (click here to read more).

Marseille's French midfielder Boubacar Kamara (R) vies with Lille's Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe (L) during the French L1 football match between Lille and Marseille on September 30, 2018...