It's approaching the four-year anniversary of Nicolas Pepe becoming Arsenal's record signing.
In the summer of 2019, the Gunners paid £72million to bring the winger to England from Ligue 1 outfit Lille and whilst that fee looks set to be eclipsed by Declan Rice's £105million move, it's worth remembering that the club could have signed another Ivory Coast international instead.
Yes, for much of that summer, it seemed for all the world that Wilfried Zaha would end up at the Emirates Stadium following an impressive 2018/19 campaign. In fact, then-Arsenal head coach Unai Emery told football.london that he favoured a move for the Crystal Palace winger but was ultimately overruled by former Head of Football Raul Sanllehi.
