Arsenal’s Nicolas Pepe has withdrawn from the Ivory Coast squad for the international break to work on his fitness.
Pepe moved to north London for a club-record £72 million ($87m) from Ligue 1 side Lille this summer, and Gunners fans may have been concerned to hear he was pulling out of international duty.
However, Pepe is not injured and instead will stay with the Gunners to get up to speed after a shortened pre-season.
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The 24-year-old was in action throughout the summer as he played at the Africa Cup of Nations, and had his pre-season preparations disrupted by weeks of transfer speculation with Arsenal beating a number of clubs to his signature.