Nicolas Pepe joined Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
Paul Merson has predicted in The Daily Star that Nicolas Pepe will be a success at Arsenal.
The former Arsenal star has said that Pepe looks a “really good player”, and that he will not end up being a failure.
Merson wrote in The Daily Star: “I know Pepe has yet to prove himself here but I think he’s going to be a big success. He looks a really good player.
“You don’t pay the kind of money Arsenal did for him if you’re not 100 per cent sure he is going to be a top player. It’s very rare players who cost that much end up being a dud.”
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Pepe joined Arsenal from Lille in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Sun to be worth £72 million.
The 24-year-old winger made 37 starts and one substitute appearance in Ligue 1 for Lille last season, scoring 22 goals and providing 11 assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
During the 2017-18 campaign, the Ivory Coast international made 31 starts and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Lille, scoring 13 goals and providing four assists in the process, according to WhoScored.
Pepe has played 64 minutes in the Premier League for Arsenal so far this season, according to WhoScored, and the signs have been positive.
The winger will be a key figure for Arsenal in their quest to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season.
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