Arsenal have made mistakes with their recruitment for some time up to and partly during the tenure of Mikel Arteta as manager. A lot of effort has been put into improving the quality of players that the club has signed, and this has been evident in the past two summers.
Much of the work has focused on moving out players from previous Arsenal regimes and assessing where the needs to ensure the same mistakes are not made again. The signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille for a record fee of £72 million has unfortunately proven not to have been a success.
Speaking recently, Pepe discussed one of the biggest barriers preventing him from reaching his maximum at the club. Prior to the end of the season, Pepe admitted that communication had proved a challenge.
