Nicolas Pepe is officially an Arsenal player after his £72million move to the Emirates Stadium was confirmed by the Gunners.
The former Lille forward scored 22 goals and set up 11 assists last season and is expected to add a new dimensions to Unai Emery's front line alongside Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
He will also be the fourth Ivorian to play for the club, following in the footsteps of Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue and Gerinvho.
While the latter also moved to Arsenal from Lille, he never quite realised his potential in England and today plays for Parma in Italy.
Eboue enjoyed a successful spell under Arsene Wenger and is remembered as a cult hero by supporters, finishing as a runner-up in the Champions League in 2006.
Toure had a far greater impact for the Gunners as a member of The Invincibles team that went a full Premier League season unbeaten to lift the title in 2004.
Speaking after his move to north London was confirmed, Pepe revealed the role that the defender had played in his transfer.
"Kolo Toure was with us on the squad as an assistant coach [at the Africa Cup of Nations]," he told the Arsenal official website .
"He spoke to me a lot about the very high level, how he got to Arsenal and how you always have to work hard and really graft on a daily basis to try and get right to the very top.
"Toure, Eboue and Gervinho are the major players from the Ivory Coast. We talk a lot about Gervinho, for example, who played for Lille and ended up at Arsenal, so I am on the same path.
"They are definitely examples to us young Ivorians and I hope we will continue to follow these examples."
