Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has revealed the conversation he had with Unai Emery before Arsenal signed Nicolas Pepe for a club-record deal in August 2019.
Emery was keen on having Zaha but they eventually moved for his Ivory Coast teammate who scored 22 goals in 38 Ligue 1 matches in the 2018-19 season.
The Gunners spent £72 million to sign Pepe, however, Zaha disclosed what went down when the Spaniard approached him.
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"I had a conversation with the manager. [Unai] Emery was just like, 'We don't really need to go through much'," the 28-year-old told the Greatest Game Podcast.