Mikel Arteta is reportedly willing to sell his side’s skipper Pierre Emerick Aubameyang this summer amid concerns over his goalscoring form.
The 32-year-old Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is Arsenal’s skipper but manager Arteta is understood to harbor concerns about the striker’s diminishing goalscoring returns.
Drawing from several reports, Arsenal might sell the captain just one year after he signed a £350,000-a-week contract to help fund a rebuild and make wholesale improvements to their squad. Similarly, apart from being prepared to sanction an exit, it’s believed interests in the striker will be minimal taking into account his age (32-years-old) and drop in form over the last year.
The Gabonese forward netted 60 goals in all competitions across his first two full seasons at the club, earning himself a bumper ne three-year deal in September 2020. But, there are concerns over the forward’s finishing in recent times with only 10 league goals last. . season.
Moreover, he has not hit the target once in pre-season despite featuring in all six warm-up matches for the new season.
Arteta says, “I don’t know. Last season and everything that happened individually and collectively, it was difficult to measure whether that was a trend or a one-off”.
“Our job is to help the team get the best they have and we know with him we are stronger because he scores goals. That’s one of the most important things in this game”.
Also, fellow striker Lacazette could also be on the chopping block with both having missed the club’s opening game against Brentford.
Meanwhile, the club is thought to be keen on Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham to spearhead their frontline, with Roma also linked with the 23-year-old. However, AS Roma’s coach Mourinho have reportedly agreed a £34m fee for the English ace although Abraham is said to prefer a switch to Arsenal allowing him to remain in London.