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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said Nicolas Pepe's £72 million price tag has put the club's record signing in a "difficult position" in his first season in the Premier League.
Pepe has struggled to justify the massive fee Arsenal spent to bring him to north London from Lille in August and has managed just three Premier League goals in 21 appearances in 2019-20.
Arteta told reporters the 24-year-old's price tag has put pressure on the youngster but added that he has the quality to succeed at the Emirates Stadium:
"The price that we paid for him puts him in a difficult position straight away because he's going to be compared to players of that calibre.