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Arsenal 'willing to SELL Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang' a year after signing new £350,000-a-week deal

  /  autty

Arsenal are reportedly willing to sell captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.

Aubameyang, 32, is club skipper but manager Mikel Arteta is understood to harbour concerns about the striker's diminishing goalscoring returns.

And according to the Times, the Gunners could sell him just one year after he signed a £350,000-a-week contract to help fund a rebuild and make wholesale improvements to their squad.

The Gabonese forward scored 60 goals in all competitions across his first two full seasons at the club, earning himself a bumper new three-year deal in September 2020.

But there are concerns over the forward's finishing in recent times, with just 10 league goals last season.

Moreover, he has not hit the target once in pre-season, despite featuring in all six warm-up matches for the new campaign.

And fellow striker Alexandre Lacazette, 30, could also be on the chopping block - with both set to miss the season opener against Brentford on Friday evening.

Eddie Nketiah is injured, meaning youngster Folarin Balogun or Gabriel Martinelli could start up front for the Gunners.

The club are thought to be keen on Chelsea's Tammy Abraham to spearhead their frontline, with Roma also linked with the 23-year-old.