{"id":548701,"date":"2020-04-07T10:04:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=548701"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:50:50","slug":"report-arsenal-make-shock-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-decision-amid-manchester-united-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/04\/07\/report-arsenal-make-shock-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-decision-amid-manchester-united-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Arsenal Make Shock Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Decision Amid Manchester United Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> have made a shock <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d5dd5f1f\/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a> decision amid interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a>, according to Mikael Mckenzie of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1266078\/Arsenal-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang-price-tag-Man-Utd-Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Express.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Make Shock Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Decision<\/h2>\n<h3>Star Striker at Arsenal<\/h3>\n<p>Aubameyang has been an excellent player for Arsenal since joining in January 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Last campaign, the Gabon international was fantastic, bagging 22 league goals and sharing the golden boot with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> wingers <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c691bfe2\/Sadio-Mane?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sadio Man\u00e9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e342ad68\/Mohamed-Salah?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mohamed Salah<\/a>. He was a vital part of Arsenal\u2019s team last season, helping them to fifth place while struggling under manager Unai Emery.<\/p>\n<p>This season, he has been even better, and far more important.<\/p>\n<p>Aubameyang has 17 goals, putting him second highest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leicester<\/a> goalscorer <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/45963054\/Jamie-Vardy?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Vardy<\/a>. More than that, though, he has been a shining light in an abysmal season for the Gunners. Currently ninth in the table, they are closer to fourteenth place than the top four, and, despite an upturn in results since <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d934d1e6\/Mikel-Arteta?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikel Arteta<\/a> replaced Emery in charge, it does not look as if this season will yield any success.<\/p>\n<p>Aubameyang\u2019s exemplary performances have attracted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1262450\/Arsenal-news-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang-transfer-Real-Madrid-Man-Utd-Barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">attention<\/a> from across Europe, however.<\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona Want Aubameyang<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most interested clubs in Aubameyang are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a>, who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/soccer-transfers\/story\/4075834\/transfer-talk-barcelona-set-sights-on-arsenals-pierre-emerick-aubameyang\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign him<\/a>. The Catalan giants want a striker, with <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/df69b544\/Antoine-Griezmann?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> not having had the desired effect since his big-money move from Atletico Madrid. They may sell him in the summer, and Aubameyang could provide the perfect replacement.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Also Interested in Aubameyang<\/h3>\n<p>Like the Catalan giants, Manchester United want to sign a centre-forward in the summer. Having not replaced <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5eae500a\/Romelu-Lukaku?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romelu Lukaku<\/a> in the last window, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8b788c01\/Anthony-Martial?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Martial<\/a> has played well in the position, but is not clinical enough to be first-choice there. Aubameyang would be a great signing and one who would fit with United\u2019s fast-paced style of play<\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal\u2019s Shock Move<\/h3>\n<p>Arsenal recently made the shocking move to drop Aubameyang\u2019s asking price by \u00a315 million, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>This would put the 30-year-old\u2019s value at just \u00a335 million, an incredible bargain for someone of his quality and\u00a0is largely due to his contract running out at the end of next season, and the Gunners unsure as to whether he would agree upon a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"Kbz4n0r0TYBTYz4grW64aQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1211586190\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Kbz4n0r0TYBTYz4grW64aQ',sig:'Jire2hAKfSxqMGqPWzjkPVnpI1vN-tSH0pIfNvU6QJ0=',w:'594px',h:'441px',items:'1211586190',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have made a shock Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang decision amid interest from Manchester United, according to Mikael Mckenzie of the Daily Express. Arsenal Make Shock Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Decision Star Striker at Arsenal Aubameyang has been an excellent player for Arsenal since joining in January 2018. Last campaign, the Gabon international was fantastic, bagging 22 league goals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3312,"featured_media":548744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,18,30,3,28],"tags":[4063,432,336,32739,32738,464,36,4372,740,40,136],"class_list":["post-548701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-manchester-united","category-news","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-2019-20-premier-league","tag-anthony-martial","tag-antoine-griezmann","tag-arsenal","tag-arsenal-fixtures","tag-barcelona","tag-manchester-united","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-pierre-emerick-aubameyang","tag-premier-league","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664548,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548701\/revisions\/664548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}