Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha is still on Arsenal’s radar as Mikel Arteta is also a fan. The Gunners manager’s predecessor Unai Emery wanted to bring the Ivory Coast international to the Emirates Stadium. A deal could not be agreed with the Eagles, though, who were demanding £80m last summer. Subsequently, Arsenal turned their attention to Nicolas Pepe, as he joined from Lille in a deal worth up to £72m instead. Pepe has had a mixed first season at the Emirates Stadium, though, and Arteta is keen to strengthen his attacking options during his first summer in charge. Arteta has little money to play with as Arsenal have a restricted transfer budget, but his case has been helped...
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