‘I had to choose between Arsenal or Lille – I snuck out of my room after change of heart’

The summer signing was on the verge of joining Lille before a dramatic last-minute about-turn saw him head to LondonThe forward made his decision at the last possible moment(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)There are plenty of footballers who have played for Champions League opponents Arsenal and Lille – current Gunners centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes and former record signing Nicolas Pepe to name but two – but one man had the difficult situation of choosing between the two.