EPL: I feel sorry for you – John Barnes tells Arsenal star

Adeleye Kunle Reports

Former Liverpool forward, John Barnes, has said he felt sorry for Arsenal winger, Nicolas Pepe, amid the player’s struggles at the North London club, TrackNews reports

Barnes stated this ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League tie with Fulham on Saturday.

Pepe has spent three seasons at Arsenal, during which he has struggled to cope with the speed and physicality of the Premier League and the pressures of playing for a top club like the Gunners.

The Ivorian joined Arsenal for a club-record fee of £72 million on the back of an incredible 2018-19 campaign with Lille, during which he scored 22 goals in 38 Ligue 1 appearances for the club