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Arteta backs Pepe to shine at Arsenal and shrug off £72m tag

Mikel Arteta is adamant Arsenal fans will soon start seeing the very best of Nicolas Pepe - but admits the club's record signing has to start showing more consistency.

The Ivory Coast international has had a slow start to life in north London having arrived from Lille in a £72 million ($94 million) deal last summer.

So far has scored five goals in 27 appearances, with just two of those coming from open play.

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Arteta left the 24-year-old out of his last starting XI at Burnley and admits that huge transfer fee Arsenal paid to land Pepe has made it difficult for the winger to settle.