Aubameyang was unveiled by Barcelona on Thursday after
making his free transfer early in the week. The 32-year-old is believed to have taken a significant cut
on his Arsenal wage, which started at around 300,000 euros ($337,000) a week.
Barca continue to be hampered by enormous debts, which amount to more than a
billion euros.
Speaking at his Barcelona unveiling, the Gabonese forward
opened up on the end of his time at Emirates Stadium.
“A difficult few months, I’ve never wanted to do anything
wrong, it’s in the past,” he said.
When asked if Arteta was responsible for his exit, he added:
“Yeah, I think it was just with him. I can’t say much, he wasn’t happy, I
stayed calm and that’s it.”
“He wasn’t happy and that was it. I can’t say anything else
because that’s what happened. I wasn’t very happy and I’m better this way,” he
added.
Aubameyang and manager, Mikel Arteta’s relationship declined
after a disciplinary breach by the 32-year-old led to him being stripped of his
captaincy and excluded from a number of
matchday squads further signifying his exit rumours.
In January, Aubameyang was part of the Gabon squad at the
Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon but missed the first two games with
coronavirus before being sent home after team medical staff said they had
detected “cardiac lesions”.
The British Press Association reported that Arsenal delayed
announcing Aubameyang’s departure as a gesture of respect to Barcelona, whose
president, Joan Laporta, said on Tuesday that the official unveiling may come
later in the week.
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