‘Made the right decision’
Mikel Arteta made the right call by deciding to get rid of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit.
The 32-year-old forward had his Gunners contract ripped up on Deadline Day as he secured a move to Barcelona on a free transfer.
And Petit believes Arteta’s position on the situation was the correct one.
He told Gambling.com: “Mikel Arteta did exactly what everyone expected with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
“I don’t want to show disrespect for Aubameyang, because I believe he is a great player. But, for the last few months he hasn’t been himself.
“Something has changed in his mind. I don’t know if it’s related to the club, the manager or the way he is living in his private life.
“But we were not seeing the same Aubameyang that we saw a couple of years ago.”