“Chelsea is a club that would be a dream for me,” Pepe said in 2017.
“It’s the only club in England that I would sign for.”
Chelsea fans have taken to social media with their theory that Pepe sees Arsenal as a stepping stone for a move to Stamford Bridge.
The hypothesis claims the attacker would follow in the footsteps of Ashley Cole, Cesc Fabregas and Olivier Giroud, who have all swapped the Emirates for Chelsea
Nicolas Pepe joined Arsenal for £72million yesterday (Image: GETTY)
Nicolas Pepe had dreamed of joining Chelsea (Image: GETTY)
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“Nicolas Pepe is using Arsenal as a stepping stone and will join the biggest club in London,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“In three seasons time just as these Chelsea legends did.”
While another Blues supporter wrote: “Welcome to Chelsea Nicolas Pepe.”
And a further user said: “He’s just taking the Giroud route.”