ARSENAL: Coach Mikel Arteta Reacts to Aubameyang Exit Claims | READ DETAILS
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Feb 09, 2022
ARSENAL: Coach Mikel Arteta Reacts to Aubameyang Exit Claims | READ DETAILS
Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta has reacted to former player,Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's claims that he was at the epicenter of the riff that led to his exit from the club.
The Gabonese striker left the Premier League side to make a LaLiga debut as a free agent to Barcelona on mutual agreement on the January transfer deadline day.
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The 32- year- old who had been stripped of his captaincy following a breach of discipline in January made a move to decamp from Emirates Stadium, the home of the Gunners.
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that he was the solution rather than the problem following a riff that resulted in the Gabonese striker leaving the club.
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The striker while explaining his departure from the club stated;
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"I think it was a problem just with him [Arteta]. He made the decision. I can't say much more. He wasn't happy, I stayed very calm and that's it.''
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Arteta who finally broke the silence since the forward's exit asserted that he was the solution rather than the problem.
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Arteta said;
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''I'm extremely grateful for what Aubameyang has done at the club and his contribution since I have been here and the way I see myself in that relationship is the solution not the problem.
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'I have been the solution. One hundred per cent. I can look in the eye of everyone. I do a lot of things wrong for sure but the intention all the time is the best and not for me, it's for the club and the team.''
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi