Lille star Nicolas Pepe will leave the club this summer amid strong interest from the Premier League, manager Christophe Galtier has confirmed.

Arsenal and Manchester United are two clubs credited with an interest in the winger, who is valued at £69million.

In a season where Pepe has notched 21 goals and 12 assists, Galtier has accepted the club can do nothing to keep him this summer.

Nicolas Pepe will leave Lille this summer amid strong interest from the Premier League

He told Canal+: 'Nicolas Pepe will leave. Life's like that, football's like that today.

'He is a player of the highest level who will have a big decision to make on the choice of his next club. There will be a battle between the great European teams.

'I hope that he will take good amount of time to think about it, do his research, like he did when he came here and when he decided to stay here (last summer), find the right project.'

Pepe, who scored twice on the final day against Angers, has been a revelation this season

Against Angers on Saturday, Pepe showed he was still very much focused on Lille as he hit a brace in a thumping 5-0 win.

If it is to be his final game for the club he has had a telling contribution in a season where they have sealed Champions League football for 2019-20.

His pace and power in wide areas has seen Pepe gain plenty of admirers but with Lille holding out for close to £70m, United and Arsenal could find themselves searching for cheaper targets.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to add a wide player this summer and has been linked with a deal for Swansea City starlet Daniel James.

Pepe will have plenty of eyes watching him next month to see if he can replicate his fine form at club level for Ivory Coast at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.