BBC Pundit Charlie Nicholas has compared Arsenal keeping Aubameyang with them as important as winning the FA Cup!
Even if Arsenal wins the FA Cup, in the end, if Aubameyang leaves, it will all be in vain – because next season, Arsenal won’t be contenders any longer.
He compares Pierre-Emeric Aubameyang to Arsenal legends like Thierry Henry who were let go to Barcelona – and that Arsenal shouldn’t repeat the same mistake again.
He told Sky Sports News: “It’s vital keep hold of him, but if Real Madrid or Barcelona were to show interest in him at his age, and he wants to go, he’ll go. We had to let the best I’ve seen in an Arsenal shirt – Thierry Henry – go because he wanted to join Barca.
“That’s the reality as this guy is a goal machine. When you look back at the wages we gave Mesut Ozil, we had to put up with Alexis Sanchez until we part-exchanged him… this guy is of the same ilk where you’re wondering if it’s worth giving him the big salary.
“Personally, I think it is as there’s very little guarantee in football but the guarantee he gives you when he’s fit is goals. Goals for Arsenal is the main ingredient in the way they play. Arsenal’s duty now is to fix a defence that has been weak for the past six or seven years.
“Gradually, I think Arteta will do that, but the club are still being held to ransom a little bit [over Aubameyang]. If Arsenal are to finally get this [contract] over the line, you give him what he wants, and then Aubameyang still becomes a sellable asset if he then wants to leave in a year.
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