The Gunners have faced a challenging first half of the campaign, marked by injuries and controversial refereeing decisions. ..Continue Reading
Despite these obstacles, Arsenal remain in the hunt for four trophies and have the chance to edge closer to Wembley as they lost to Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
While Mikel Arteta has made significant progress in his five years as manager, silverware has continued to elude the team.
Aubameyang, who was instrumental in Arsenal’s 2020 FA Cup triumph, thinks his former club needs a proven goalscorer to surpass last year’s achievements.
In an interview with The Athletic, Aubameyang pointed out that Arsenal are “missing something” essential for their trophy ambitions—a “goalscoring machine.”
Arsenal have been linked with Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, though the Magpies have set a hefty £150 million price tag and ruled out a January sale.
Aubameyang, who never got a proper farewell from Arsenal fans after his contentious exit due to a fallout with Arteta, now acknowledges that signing a contract extension post-FA Cup victory was a mistake but bears no grudges against Arteta for the end of his stint in North London.
‘I was talking on the bus with (fellow striker) Alexandre Lacazette, (after the FA Cup final’ says Aubameyang.
‘Every fan was saying, ‘Sign da ting!’. Laca asked me, ‘What are you going to do?’ I was like, ‘To tell you the truth, I really don’t know’.
‘If I’m being honest, at that time I wanted to go. For me, it was time to find a new challenge. I did my time. It was very nice, but I needed to change.
‘It had been four years, I did great and maybe it was time to leave it like this, proper and clean, so people remember me as a good Arsenal player. I felt I needed to go because if I stayed, something would go wrong.’
He added: ‘You cannot stay with that negativity. I will always love Arsenal, always love the supporters… even if I went to Chelsea.’
