[골닷컴] Reporter Man-seong Han = Arsenal’s plan, which opened up the possibility of a transfer for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this winter, has largely gone awry. The transfer of Aubameyang, a major wage earner, is expected to be difficult.
Aubameyang was classified as a player who played a pivotal role in the team as Arsenal’s captain until the beginning and middle of this season. However, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has now completely excluded Aubameyang from the team because he violated the club’s internal rules. Aubameyang, who was also stripped of his captaincy, was removed from the roster for the last six consecutive games played by Arsenal. Arteta has been as quiet as possible about whether Aubameyang will return or not. This is the reason why rumors of Aubameyang’s transfer this winter have been raised.
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The team connected with Aubameyang this winter was Italian Serie A prestigious Juventus. Juventus have sought to sign Aubameyang as a striker to replace striker Alvaro Morata this winter.
However, according to British TV ‘Sky Sports’, it is true that Juventus have expressed interest in signing Aubameyang, but they have recently revised their plans. Aubameyang is joining the Gabon national team for the 2022 African Football Confederation (CAF) Cup of Nations to be held in Cameroon soon. He may have difficulty joining his team until early to mid next month, depending on Gabon’s performance in this tournament. Juventus, who wants a striker who can play from this month, had no choice but to express displeasure with Aubameyang’s national team schedule.
In addition, Morata, who Juventus expected to transfer this winter, raised the possibility that the recently promoted transfer to Barcelona could be canceled.
If Aubameyang’s transfer does not take place this winter, Arsenal’s plans are also expected to go awry. Arsenal are currently targeting Fiorentina striker Doosan Vlahovic (21), who boasts the best goal sense in Italian Serie A. But unless Aubameyang, who earns £350,000 a week, doesn’t move, Vlahovic’s move to Arsenal will be difficult. Moreover, Vlahovic is currently attracting interest from a number of clubs in Europe’s big leagues. According to ‘Sky Sports’, Arsenal is a lower ranked team for him.
Meanwhile, Aubameyang’s average points per 90 minutes averaged 0.8 goals in the 2017/18 season, but he has only scored 0.3 goals this season. Barcelona have shown interest in Aubameyang for a long time, but this winter they switched to Morata. Arsenal have 5 wins, 1 loss and 20 goals in the last six matches Aubameyang has been absent from.
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