Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ‘deserves’ a warm reception if he returns to play Arsenal for Chelsea despite his acrimonious departure, insists Mikel Arteta… and says they must be ‘very grateful’ for ‘exceptional’ forward’s goals in north London
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left Arsenal to join Barcelona earlier this year
- New All Or Nothing documentary shows fall-out between he and Mikel Arteta
- Manager Arteta kept a log of the former captain’s misdemeanours at the club
- Arteta said that the situation is over and wants a warm reception for the forward
- Aubameyang has been linked with a move to Chelsea this transfer window
Mikel Arteta believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang deserves a warm reception if he returns to the Emirates with Chelsea, despite the striker’s ill-discipline leading to his exile and exit from the club.
Amazon’s All Or Nothing documentary this week laid bare the fall-out between Arteta and Aubameyang, with the manager keeping a ‘catalogue of misdemeanours’ by the 33-year-old, who was stripped of the captaincy and then paid to leave for Barcelona in January.
With Aubameyang linked with a return to the Premier League this summer, the manager was asked if Chelsea wanted a look inside his dossier.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Barcelona from Arsenal in the January transfer window
Manager Mikel Arteta clashed with the forward in Amazon’s new ‘All Or Nothing’ documentary
‘Auba is an exceptional player. He did so much for us. He was our captain and I think we have to be grateful, very grateful as well, for what he did for this club,’ Arteta said.
Aubameyang scored 92 goals during four years in north London and Arteta believes Arsenal fans should pay tribute to the Gabon international.
‘I hope he does (get a good reception) because I think he deserves that,’ the Arsenal boss said.
‘There are moments in life, there are moments in your career, and sometimes the trajectory or the objective of each individual is different to the club’s – and you have to respect that.’
Aubameyang scored 92 goals for Arsenal in four years at the club and had captained the side
He has been regularly linked with a move to Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea this transfer window
On whether he regrets how he handled the…