Endless fall of once '23 goals and 12 assists' crazy talent, Confirmed FA status for 2 consecutive years
It's ruined, it's ruined, it's ruined. Turkiye's Trabzonspor announced on the 1st that Nicola Pepe will leave the team due to the expiration of her contract. Pepe, who has become a free agent, now has to find a new team. What an endless fall. Pepe, a Ivory Coast striker, made his professional debut with Angé in France. He has been playing for LOSC Lille since 2017. He has excellent dribbling skills, quick feet, and sharp left-foot kicks. During the two seasons, he played in 79 matches and recorded 37 goals and 18 assists. In particular, he displayed his best performance in the 2018-19 season. He played in a total of 41 matches and accumulated 23 goals and 12 assists. Proving his ability, he immediately began to attract attention from big clubs. Later, in 2019, Arsenal succeeded in recruiting Pepe. At that time, Arsenal invested 72 million pounds (about 120 billion won) in recruiting Pepe. However, Arsenal's decision resulted in the worst. Pepe made 112 appearances for Arsenal but managed only 27 goals and 21 assists. He was hampered by frequent injuries and was also one of the main injuries. He failed to pay £72 million. Pepe, who completely failed at Arsenal, went on loan to France, where he had many good memories ahead of the 2022-23 season. His destination was OGC Nice. However, he failed to make a comeback. He played 28 games in Nice and scored eight goals and one assist. It didn't look bad in terms of attack points, but his performance was evaluated as a disappointment. After consecutive failed attempts at Arsenal and Nice, Pepe joined Travjonspor as an FA last summer. At the time of his transfer, Arsenal couldn't recover even a single won of the transfer fee that he invested when Pepe was recruited. As a result, Arsenal fans couldn't hide their anger. Pepe, however, fell into a slump here as well. He played in 23 games during one season, scoring six goals and three assists. In the end, Trabzonspor did not keep Pepe, and Pepe became an FA again. Once a man worth 120 billion won, he has already failed in three teams and is quickly collapsing.