Former Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe was once the club’s record signing, but things did not pan out the way he would have liked in North London. Pepe arrived for £72m in the summer of 2019 after a standout season in France with Lille. Unai Emery’s side needed pace in wide areas, and landing the Ivorian was seen as a coup. Arsenal fans were excited by the prospect of Pepe lining up in a front three alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, but the idea proved to be better than the reality. Pepe had moments of quality in an Arsenal shirt, but eventually lost his place before hav…