Unai Emery has claimed he was forced to sign Nicolas Pepe for Arsenal - and revealed he favoured Wilfried Zaha after holding talks with the Crystal Palace star.
The Gunners raised some eyebrows when they snubbed signing a world-class centre-back and splashed out £72million on another forward last summer.
But despite the huge fanfare, Pepe, who turns 25 this month, has failed to find a consistent run of form in north London and has managed just four goals in 24 Premier League appearances.
Read more on mirror.co.uk