Nicolas Pepe was delighted to leave Arsenal and join Nice earlier this month, but his debut for the French side did not go to plan on Sunday.
Nice were thrashed 3-0 by Marseille at home, with former Arsenal man Alexis Sanchez netting twice and Nuno Tavares, who is on loan from the Gunners, grabbing the other goal. Marseille, who also fielded former Arsenal players Sead Kolasinac and Matteo Guendouzi, are now top of the Ligue 1 table, while Nice are languishing in 18th place without a win from their opening four matches.
Pepe remains Arsenal’s record signing, having cost £72million from Lille in 2019, but his career has not taken off as expected since then. The Ivory Coast international has joined Nice on a season-long loan in the hope he can re-find his best form in the league where he made his name.
