Will Arsenal still try and sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha?

Well, the short answer must be no, not if the Nicolas Pepe deal goes through within the next 48/72 hours as is being widely reported.

There are many reasons why Arsenal will not pursue the 26-year-old but the two main ones are that Pepe will now play on the wing and chances are Arsenal cannot afford a massive second signing this transfer window.

Now, I will say up front, that all this is guesswork, the truth is that I am no wiser than anyone else when it comes to what Arsenal may do next.

This Pepe deal has come out of the blue really, there has been the odd mention but nothing like what has been revealed today.

Arsenal has played a canny game this transfer window, they have allowed all the gossip, rumour and speculation to do their thing, they have allowed the fans to get frustrated and possibly had clubs thinking they have very little money to play with.

It would now be foolish to second guess what the club will or will not do for the rest of this transfer window but it does not mean we cannot give an educated opinion on what we expect will happen now.

I do believe that there will be more signings but not Zaha, it would not make any real sense and if they have the sort of money left to buy a player like Zaha then you would hope they would spend it on the defence.

So, in conclusion, I am of the opinion that Wilfried Zaha will not be signing for Arsenal this summer.