Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a party with the Arsenal

HIS POSITION WAS KEY IN THE OPERATION

Aubameyang refused to listen to offers that were not Barça's

Published:1/02/2022 - 11:10h

Updated:1/02/2022 - 11:18h

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was not having the leading role he wanted in Mikel Arteta's eleven, so he 'planted himself' and forced his departure to Barça in this winter window

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the Arsenal arrived to an agreement to be able to take different courses after four years of union. Now, the forward will dress the colours of the Barcelona by at least six months, in what it can be a bond that extend to the end of the season 2023. Xavi Hernández and the managerial have done it well in this market of winter, but the gabonés also has put of his part to be able to land in the Camp Nou.

Two years ago the forward was in the 'orbit' of the club, which did an offer by him, but the 'gunners' did not want to negotiate his traspaso. The past summer, the history repeated , but this time was the same footballer the one who offered to the arks of the City Condal before renewing with the English. Big part of his family resides in Catalonia, by what was a suitable destination for his career and his familiar life. However, the economic situation of the institution did not allow to proceed with his signing.

Six months afterwards, and to fault to know which are all the details of his new agreement, Aubameyang will turn into player of the square culé by what subtracts of campaign. The insistence of the born in Naval has given fruits and now will defend the elastic blaugrana. His performance will mark his leadership inside the eleven of Xavi, although the true is that the ariete has played it to him and the Barça finally has opened him his doors.

The 'rifirrafe' with the Arsenal

The present of the attacker of 32 years was complicated inside the team of Mikel Arteta. The technician was not him giving opportunities, by what the dorsal '14' decided to force his exit in spite of that the team londinense did not want to pay part of his index card in a cession with the Barcelona. Nevertheless, his posture kept firm and denied to listen offers: or it remained in the Emirates Stadium or signed with the Catalans, one of two, there was not more alternative.

The executives of the Arsenal wanted to give off of the index card of the forward, that rondaba the 19 million annual euros. With an agreement until 2023, meant an impact salarial of almost 30 'kilos' between this season and the following, by what decided to negotiate his letter of freedom and that he same decided his destination. Once it landed in the Sportive City Joan Gamper, the directors have approached postures with his surroundings without too much difficulty, sealing like this the fourth signing inside the new management of Joan Laporta.

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