Arsenal traumatised me – they took away my passion for football and I felt disgust for the game, says Nicolas Pepe

ARSENAL flop Nicolas Pepe has revealed he was so traumatised by his Gunners stay he almost quit football.

The Gunners paid Lille a club record £72million for the Ivory Coast winger in 2019.

GettyNicolas Pepe admits he almost retired after struggling for form at Arsenal[/caption] GettyThe winger is without a club after leaving Turkish side Trabzonspor[/caption]

However Pepe, 29, managed just 27 goals in 112 games and came in for severe criticism.

He had a season...