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Nicolas Pepe shares Instagram story of his return to Arsenal's training ground amid rumours the £72m forgotten man could make a shock return for Mikel Arteta's side

Nicolas Pepe has confirmed his return to training at Arsenal with a dressing room image shared on his Instagram story.

The winger is believed to have trained alone at London Colney after being left out of the Arsenal first-team squad throughout the summer.

He has been linked with a loan move to Besiktas, but it is now possible that he could be re-integrated into Mikel Arteta's side.

Pepe spent last season on loan at Nice in Ligue 1, scoring eight goals in 28 appearances across all competitions.

During his time in France, the 37-cap Ivory Coast international spoke of how he 'could have been important' for Arsenal in their ultimately unsuccessful battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title.