PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG has pulled the plug on Arsenal contract talks as he looks to force through a transfer to Real Madrid.
The Gunners striker, 30, is fed up with the lack of silverware and the club’s ability to even challenge for success.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be waving goodbye to Arsenal fans as he seeks a moveCredit: Getty Images – Getty
He only has 18 months left on his deal and Emirates chiefs could be ready to let him go next month in order to get as much of the £60million they paid Borussia Dortmund in 2018 as they can.
Aubameyang has 42 goals in 57 starts for the Gunners, winning the Premier League’s Golden Boot last term.
The prolific Gabon forward hit 98 goals in 127 starts for the Germans.
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That incredible strike rate has alerted most of Europe’s top clubs.
A new Arsenal manager could use that cash to rebuild the struggling Gunners, with a central defender the top priority.
Sources close to Aubameyang say he is fed up with the club nowhere near good enough to challenge for silverware and knows he probably has four more years at the top level left.
From a seemingly impregnable position they went into meltdown last season, blowing their chance of Champions League football as arch-rivals Spurs nipped in to grab it by a single point.
They have not won in seven Premier League games heading into Monday’s trip to neighbours West Ham.
Their nine-game winless streak in all competitions has also put the pressure on interim boss Freddie Ljungberg, with Emirates chiefs set to appoint a permanent new manager as soon as they can.
And their woeful form this season has seen the club axe boss Unai Emery.
But with Arsenal ten points adrift of the top four heading into this weekend, Aubameyang is ready to move now.
It was first thought he could wait to see who the club bring in, but with the rebuilding job at Arsenal so massive, it could be three years and seven transfer windows before the club is finally in a position to challenge for top honours again.
Spanish giants Real could offer £58m Serbia striker Luka Jovic in exchange.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
