Nicolas Pepe was signed by Arsenal from Lille in 2019, and since about a year and a half later he has not really made an impact at Arsenal.

Now Wilfried Zaha said Arsenal signed Pepe over him because Pepe is so ready to sign for Arsenal then.

It was ultimately up to the management of Arsenal, and so the choice fell on Pepe. The price for Zaha would probably have been the same as they paid for Pepe, but the question is whether Zaha had been a better purchase.

Since his move to Arsenal, Nicolas Pepe has played 62 games for Arsenal in all competitions, resulting in 13 goals and the same number of assists as a result. In the same period, Wilfried Zaha has played 54 games for Crystal Palace with 12 goals and seven assists as a result.