In addition to Mesut Özil, Skodran Mustafi, Bukayo Saka, Sokratis Pasathopoulos and David Luiz, there is a footballer who ends his contract in 2021 and who is very concerned about the Arsenal leadership: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabonese striker is a key part of the team (the captain since the controversy with Granit xhaka) and they fear it will go away for free at the end of next season.
But in the London offices they do not want to live another case like that of Aaron Ramsey, that he went free to Juventus the last summer, or like Jack Wilshere's, who went to West ham at zero cost. The intention is to renew him as soon as possible, but the 30-year-old footballer wants to play next season in the Champions League at all costs, and although he is happy in the club, it is something that he will not be able to do in the Emirates Stadium. That is why the London club faces a major problem and may have no choice but to resign and accept the money they are offered.
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All the clubs know what the attacker wants and are waiting for Arsenal to make a move by sitting down to study offers instead of holding him for a few more months and in January to start negotiating a pre-contract with any club without talking to them. . The interest of Barcelona or PSG was known, but now Manchester United, that according The Sun He would try to take advantage of the player's contractual situation to make a down offer.
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The British newspaper explains that from Old Trafford's offices they would present a bid of £ 50m, or about € 54.1m, to put the team that leads Mikel Arteta between a rock and a hard place and you have no choice but to accept an amount below its market value (Transfermarkt it rates him at 70 million euros) if the Gabonese ends up forcing his departure.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urgently needs a nine of guarantees (in winter they only managed to Odion Ighalo as a patch) and Aubameyang is ideal for that vacancy, but it has against not yet classified for the next Champions League, since they are fifth in the Premier League three points from Chelsea and if the competition postponed by the coronavirus is not resumed, they will not be able to grant the captain their wish gunner. In any case, Arsenal will keep trying to extend their contract until they run out of time and there is no choice but to listen to offers.