Nicolas Pepe shares what Mikel Arteta did at Arsenal that made him go ‘mad

Arsenal star Nicolas Pepe has dismissed claims that Mikel Arteta didn’t think he was good enough, but the Ivorian admitted he was shocked by one of his decisions. The Gunners signed Pepe from Lille in 2019 for a club-record £72 million (BBC). He was viewed as the man who would take the club to a whole new level, but he just didn’t live up to his price tag. Pepe spent last season on loan in France at Nice but he’s set to return to Arsenal now. Here’s what he said about Arteta while speaking on Colinterview. Nicolas Pepe says he was going mad after Mikel Arteta decision at Arsenal On his day, Nicolas Pepe can terrorize opposition defenders, but he barely ever did that in an Arsenal shirt. The Ivorian has immense quality on the ball. His dribbling is as good as anyone else, he’s rapid and his left foot, when he gets it right, is absolutely deadly. However, Pepe just didn’t do enough to justify the massive fee that Arsenal paid for him. Arteta letting him leave on loan suggested that he didn’t fancy the £140,000-a-week (Spotrac) man, but the winger says that’s completely false.