Pepe is enjoying his football again at Villarreal after his time at Arsenal turned sour as he was worn down by abuse online

Former Arsenal flop sheds more light on his move to the Gunners. It might just seem like yesterday when Arsenal broke their transfer record to bring a player in, well I’m not talking about the recent acquisition of Declan Rice but referring to the signing of a player who broke the record four years prior.

Villarreal attacker Nicolas Pepe admits he left Arsenal due to falling out with manager Mikel Arteta. Pepe says the support he felt from Unai Emery, now in charge of Aston Villa, was in contrast with what he experienced with his successor Arteta.

Nicolas Pepe became Arsenal's record signing when he arrived from Lille in 2019, but the Ivorian winger struggled to live up to his huge price tag during his time in north London