Arsenal make £25m offer for Real Madrid defender Pepe - report
Arsenal have made an offer for Real Madrid defender Pepe following a contract breakdown with the Spanish giants, according to AS.
Chelsea and Manchester City are interested in the Portuguese international but Arsenal have made an offer of €30 million (£25m).
Pepe's contract expires in 2012 and it would appear the player and club are not even close to meeting each other's terms, despite Jose Mourinho pleading with the board to give in to the player's demands.
The centre-back currently earns €1.8m (£1.5m) per year, thought to be one of the lowest wages at the club, but is now demanding double that to sign an extension.
Despite such a hefty fee being touted for the Portugal international, he is only rated by the Castrol Rankings as the 506th best player currently plying his trade in one of the top five leagues in Europe.
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