- Aubameyang played for Arsenal between 2018 and 2022 and captained the side
- He has now moved to the Saudi Pro League following a short spell at Marseille
- The forward is looking to try and convince a former team-mate to jump ship
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has told an Arsenal star that he should sign for Marseille, according to a report.
Aubameyang, who is a former Gunners captain, spent last season with the French side before moving to Saudi Arabia, where he has joined up with Al Qadsiah.
He played for Arsenal between 2018 and 2022, scoring 92 goals before departing to Barcelona after his stock dropped on the back of a falling out with manager Mikel Arteta.
Now, according to Sam Dean of The Telegraph, the 35-year-old is trying to convince one of his former team-mates to make the move across the channel and leave the north London club.
It is forward Eddie Nketiah who the 35-year-old is reportedly telling to move, with the England man far down the pecking order at the Emirates and potentially set for a move away.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (pictured) is trying to convince an Arsenal player to sign for Marseille, according to a report
The forward played for the Gunners between 2018 and 2022 and briefly captained the team
He now wants Eddie Nketiah (pictured) to move to France as a potential Arsenal exit nears
Marseille have already completed the signing of Mason Greenwood from Manchester United and could be set for an all-English attack should they move for Nketiah.
Greenwood could be joined in Marseille by Nketiah – who started just 10 Premier League games for Arsenal last season.
Marseille would like Nketiah and Greenwood to play alongside each other in a new-look forward line, with last season’s leading scorer Aubameyang moving on this summer.
Ex-Arsenal star Aubameyang delivered 17 goals and eight assists in 34 Ligue 1 appearances last season.
Nketiah has scored some big goals for Arsenal over the past two seasons – most notably a brace in a 3-2 win over Man United in January 2023.
He also netted a hat-trick in a 5-0 demolition of Sheffield United last season.
But the 25-year-old is behind Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and possibly even Leandro Trossard on Mikel Arteta’s list of candidates to operate as Arsenal’s central…