Arsenal broke their transfer record for the third time in three years yesterday, signing Nicolas Pepe from Lille in a deal worth £72m. What will he bring to the team, and what kind of a player is he? Phil Costa @_PhilCosta reports. — Following their failure to secure Champions League football via two different avenues, the immediate future at Arsenal looked bleak. Exciting transfer links quickly turned into Ryan Fraser and Yacine Brahimi, extreme cost-cutting measures were relayed from above and apathy began to set in. But after a slow start, Gabriel Martinelli, William Saliba and Dani Ceballos all made their way to Emirates Stadium in what already look to be shrewd deals. Then from...
Full Story »