Arteta urges Arsenal to listen to Aubameyang over new contract

– Aubameyang recently revealed his club was yet to make a formal offer to him

– The 30-year-old Gabon international is currently on a deal that is set to expire in summer of 2021

– Manager Arteta urged the club to listen to the Gabon international and attempt to meet his demands

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has made his feelings known regarding Pierre Emerick Aubameyang’s stalemate with the club over a new contract.

Aubameyang had his say over the weekend about the situation where he described the conundrum on whether to stay or leave the Emirates, “possibly the most important decision of my career.”

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta sends urgent message to club over striker Aubameyang’s contact. Photo: Getty Images.
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The Gabon international, 30, is currently on a deal that is set to run out in the summer of 2021, and there have been reports the club would be willing to cash in on him before then.

However, during a Zoom call on Monday, June 16, Arteta gave a brutally honest take on the situation where he seemed to suggest it was in Arsenal’s best interest to give in to Aubameyang’s demands and offer a new deal.

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“I think it’s our responsibility to make him feel this is the right next step in his career,” said Arteta in the Zoom press conference.

“In order to do that he needs to feel valued, that he belongs to us and we want him and then he needs to continue to believe that we can take this club forward in the way we want to and that he’s going to be a key player to do that.”

As far as Arsenal’s top scorer’s attitude amid uncertainty over his future was concerned, Arteta was pretty impressed by how Aubameyang was handling the situation.

On Aubameyang’s part, he made it clear he was yet to receive a proposition from the club.

He has consistently been linked with a move away from the Emirates as reports suggested he was discontent with the lack of Champions League football.

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Ahead of the Premier League restart, Arsenal lie ninth on the log, eight points behind fourth place Chelsea and facing some tough fixtures in their next couple of games.

Arsenal should also be wary of another rising star, Bukayo Saka, whose contract is set to run down in 12 months.

Saka, against the odds, managed to flourish under Arteta, who revealed the club is also trying to sort the full back’s situation.

“We are trying, as a club, to finalise the deals that are more urgent and are a priority for us,” the Spaniard said.

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