It appears as though Lille will be just fine this season despite losing their star player Nicolas Pepe to Arsenal this summer.
The Telegraph reported Arsenal paid a club record fee of £72m to bring the Ivorian star to The Emirates this summer.
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Lille reacted by signing Victor Osimhen from Belgian side Charleroi and the Nigerian forward had a huge impact on his debut.
20 years old. Home debut. What a goal. Osimhen. My ?? #losc pic.twitter.com/EQbkeSWK65
— Andrew Gibney ? (@Gibney_A) August 11, 2019
He scored both goals as they beat Nantes 2-1. The opener was the pick of the two goals as he controls a long ball before outpacing the defence to finish.
