Arsenal ace Nicolas Pepe is happy to have his parents with him in London.

Winger Pepe moved to Arsenal from Lille in the summer as part of a deal worth £72million following a season in France where he scored 22 goals in Ligue 1.

“Obviously it has been a little bit difficult to adapt, not only to a new league but to a new country and there is also the language barrier - which can sometimes get in the way of me speaking with my team-mates," said Pepe.

“But I am aiming to improve myself every single day and some aspects I am familiar with. For example, the weather is quite similar to Lille. So not everything is different.

“I tried to not put too much pressure on myself and I am trying to get rid of the pressure around me, which is also why I live with my parents.

“So in a way it is quite nice that I get to go home and sort of switch off from the outside world and football and spend time with my family. That does help in terms of not feeling too much pressure."