Written by Andrew Gibney With just 35 minutes gone, Nicolas Pepe raced in behind the Metz defence, latched onto a through ball from Flavian Tait and calmly finished with his left foot. Little did Angers fans know, this goal in January would be his last for the club. It wasn't a sight the home crowd had become overly accustomed to, but everyone at Stade Jean-Bouin knew they had a player on their hands.  Despite bright hopes for his future, not even Nostradamus himself would have suggested that 30 months later, the Ivorian, who scored just three goals that campaign, would become Arsenal's record transfer. Ready: Nicolas Pepe ahead of his first session at Arsenal Training Centre However,...
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