Gunners striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is going through complicated hours at his Arsenal club in England. After an interview with his coach Mikel Arteta, it was decided that the Laval native would no longer be the team captain. The captain’s armband was withdrawn after a “disciplinary offense“explained Arsenal on Tuesday in a press release.
In question: a delay in training last week. “Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will no longer be our club captain, and will not be called up for Wednesday’s game against West Ham United“. This Wednesday evening at 9 p.m., the Gunners face West Ham for the 17th day of the Premier League.
“We expect all of our players, especially our captain, to abide by the rules and standards we have set“writes the club on its website. According to The Athletic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had been authorized, on Monday, December 6, to make a return trip to France to visit his mother, who was ill, so that he could He had been ordered to return to London on Wednesday 8th but the Mayenne striker would have arrived in England on Thursday 9th December, so Arsenal decided to take sanctions.
A departure this winter?
Arrived in 2018 from Borussia Dortmund and author of an average season so far (14 games, 4 league goals), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s adventure seems to be coming to an end. Yet in September 2020, the 32-year-old striker signed a contract extension until 2023.
Several clubs keep a close eye on the situation of Mayennais : Paris Saint-Germain, regularly quoted by the English media, and more recently FC Barcelona which has just lost its striker Sergio Agüero. The player trained at L’Huisserie could pack his bags from the winter transfer window in January.