Sporting director Michael Zorc says Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not in the right mental state to face Hertha Berlin.
Borussia Dortmund have left Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of the squad for their trip to Hertha Berlin, with sporting director Michael Zorc questioning the striker's mentality amid reports he is close to joining Arsenal.
The 28-year-old missed Die Schwarzgelben's goalless draw with Wolfsburg last weekend on disciplinary grounds and has been the subject of intense transfer speculation ever since.
"He's in Dortmund training," explained Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc of the Gabon striker's omission from the squad. "We feel that he's not 100 per cent with it mentally at the moment. So it became a question of whether or not he could help us in Berlin. It's a difficult situation."
Aubameyang was the Bundesliga's top scorer last season with 31 goals, and has struck 13 times in 15 top-flight outings so far this term. Tellingly, BVB have only picked up two points and scored three goals in the three games without him.
Mushaid FCB
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Woww woww.. Finally some good news for gunners..
Ujjwal here
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Aubameyang may be Sanchez replacement. and Mkhi coming as well but Arsenal need to invest in defensive midfielders n defenders ... why the hell Wenger not seeing that ... Granit Xhaka and Chambers n Holding are like big holes in defensive arena ...y not go all out for Jonathan Tah whose release clause requires 21mn trigger .... I also wish that David Luiz's arsenal link news could come true somehow ...We really need defensive boost urgently ...
Malengejoseph
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Good news to all arsenal fans. Hope Aubameyang will join them in few hours. So will Aubameyang play UEFA Europa league if he could join Arsenal? Aubameyang is a good player but Wenger will drugged him down. Hope Wenger will be sacked in next 1 or 2 years so Arsenal could win EPL with Aubameyang in. First I thought Lacazette will help Arsenal but with Wenger he failed.
cudeikoy
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welcome aubmayenag mukhtariyad
sayaklnyz
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Pierre America aubimiyaga is a good replacement of sanchezi
Kyle_
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Ey yaif this guy is signed by arsenal he'll be no more😩😑
Joysk
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like I said, Even if Arsenal signed Jesus Christ himself. ..but still have Wenger around....Nothing will change. it wud be relegated upto Nazareth
Nicbeir
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Speculative transfer, typical of Arsenal every season. we are the "nearly" team
benapy
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came to join the Gunners Aubameyang.arsenal give u no7 T-shrt
Milesofgaming
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He is acting like that cause he might be going to arsenal so he has a little bit stress
Henbpsu
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I don't think that Dortmund are the right club for Aubameyeng. Aubameyeng is one of the best forward players in the world and Dortmund are taking his talent for granted. He is amazing. He should rather join Arsenal. He will play.
Mumbikmory
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We arsenal fans we really need wenger out of arsenal his wengering I don't wat z puttting us down