FURIOUS Arsenal fans have demanded Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is stripped of the club captaincy after his brother slammed incoming manager Mikel Arteta.
The Gabon striker has found himself the latest skipper to draw the ire of Gooners after he was handed the armband following Granit Xhaka’s bust-up with supporters.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has come under fire from Arsenal fans for his brother’s dig at Mikel ArtetaCredit: PA:Press Association
Arsenal fans have a conspiracy that whenever a player is named captain, it always ends badly for the player or club and they end up leaving.
William Gallas, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny, and Arteta himself have all fallen foul of “the curse.”
And it seems to have now hit Aubameyang following the news that the Gunners are in advanced talks with Arteta about leaving as Manchester City No 2 to take over from the axed Unai Emery.
The prospect of the former midfielder’s imminent arrival has reportedly sparked concerns among the Arsenal dressing room over the Spaniard’s experience.
Those rumours were brought to a head when Aubameyang’s brother Willy publicly blasted the Londoners for continuing to choose managers without top-flight credentials.
Commenting on an Arsenal Fan TV Instagram post that suggests Arteta will be announced, he replied: “Ljungberg Arteta is the same, no experiance [sic]”.
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However, the post drew instant ire from Arsenal fans, with some demanding that Aubameyang’s resual to distance himself from his brother’s comments mean that he’s unfit to be captain.
One said: “Arteta’s first task should be to strip Aubameyang of that captaincy. He’s not a good ambassador.”
Another said: “Honestly disgraceful if that’s Aubameyang opinion as well then he needs stripping of the captaincy shouldn’t have been made captain in the first place tbh.”
A third added: “Even Lacazette is a better captain than Aubameyang and I hope Arteta dethrones him.”
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s brother criticised Arsenal for hiring ‘inexperienced’ Mikel ArtetaCredit: Instagram
One more tweeted: “LMAO what did I tell you guys about Aubemeyang?? This guy is walking trouble, still can’t believe he’s actually captain.
“Anywhere he goes he causes division with his s*** attitude and character, it’s why he was at Dortmund for so long.”
Arsenal fan Peperito argued that: “Need Aubameyang stripped off his captaincy immediately after Arteta arrives.
“For me as captain of the club you can’t be associating yourself with AFTV knowing that they bash your own teammates for views. Or allowing your family to voice negative opinions online about the club.”
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AUBA AND OUT
Aubemeyang has already made headlines for his close relationship with AFTV, despite its reputation as a polarising unofficial voice of Gunners supporters.
Such is the club’s distaste for their antics, Arsenal forced the YouTubers to rebrand from Arsenal Fan TV and remove the team name from their moniker last year.
But club captain Aubemayeng has been pictured liking a series of critical posts made by the channel’s Instagram at former manager Unai Emery.
And the striker was forced to hit back at The Atheltic’s story that his close ties to AFTV has split opinion among Gunners bosses by insisting that he talks to who he wants to.
The news that Aubameyang may not be thrilled by the news of Arteta’s appointment is likely to fuel rumours over a transfer to Real Madrid.
The former Borussia Dortmund star reportedly pulled the plug on Arsenal contract talks after becoming fed up with the club’s lack of silverware.
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 in 2018 as they can.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
