This week, coach Mikel Arteta will have a private talk with striker Aubameyang. The talk was given around the future of the Gabon striker at the Emirates.
Aubameyang's current contract is valid until the end of next season. The salary he is receiving at Arsenal is £200,000/week. Up to this point, the "Gunners" have not made any new offers. This made Aubameyang feel insecure and could not help but feel the need to evacuate.
Mikel Arteta is confident that he can use his persuasion to keep the Gabon star. The reason Arteta is so confident is because he was a famous player at the Emirates. Moreover, the time as Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City has helped Arteta learn many more kind ways.
Arteta's condition in the talk with Aubameyang is expected to be the goal of qualifying for the Champions League next season, or at the latest in the 2021-22 season. Aubameyang is now 30 years old, he does not have much time left at the peak of his career.
In January, Barca opened up to Arsenal about Aubameyang's case. However, the Catalan giants have rejected a £50m offer from the Gunners.
In addition to Barcelona, PSG, Chelsea and Inter Milan also want to approach this striker. However, the approaches of the three teams above are different from Barca. They let Aubameyang make the most of this year's season with Arsenal, then will force the "Gunners" to transfer because at that time, the 30-year-old striker only has 1 year left on his contract with the "Gunners". The price offered by PSG is expected to be around £35 million.
Arteta is hoping to not extend the process of convincing his student until the end of this season. The young coach wants to replace the transfer director if necessary. At all costs, Arteta must keep Aubameyang.
Since joining Arsenal in January 2018 from Dortmund, Aubameyang has played 97 matches and scored 61 goals, a quite impressive goal difference.
