Al-Fateh and an unnamed Saudi Arabian club were reportedly positioning themselves to recruit Arsenal’s Nicolas Pépé four days ago, according to L’Equipe.
After spending the previous campaign on loan at OGC Nice, the forward returned to the Emirates, but Mikel Arteta’s intentions for this year do not include him.
According to Foot Mercato, the 28-year-old is currently ‘searching for a new way out’ to leave Arsenal.
The Ivory Coast international has drawn interest from Beşiktaş, but according to the source, he has ruled out moving to Turkey and has other alternatives for where he will play next.
Without providing any further information, it is stated that the player is garnering interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia and Germany.
These are his two possibilities for departing the Gunners, and according to Foot Mercato, activity on the rails going to Saudi Arabia and Germany should begin soon.
Arsenal would be able to recover some of the alleged £72 million cost they paid to acquire the attacker from Lille in 2019 if he moved to the Middle East.
Pépé has played 112 games for Arsenal, scoring 27 goals and providing 21 assists.