Former Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has, on Saturday, confirmed his disappointment with the Gunners’ failure to safe a Champions League berth for subsequent season.
Gabonese worldwide Aubameyang, in fact, secured a departure from the Emirates throughout the January switch window.
After being deemed surplus to necessities by boss Mikel Arteta owing to a disciplinary breach, the skilled attacker made the transfer to Spain, snapped up by La Liga heavyweights Barcelona on a free switch.
Evidently, although, regardless of the less-than-deal nature of his eventual departure, Auba maintains a spot in his coronary heart for his former membership.
Chatting with Sky Sports activities while in attendance on the qualifying session for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, the 32-year-old was drawn on the efforts of Mikel Arteta’s squad to safe a pivotal spot within the Premier League’s top-4 this previous season.
The Gunners, in fact, regarded firmly on observe for a return to European soccer’s grandest stage, solely to fall to defeats in two of their final three outings, opening the door for arch rivals Tottenham to leapfrog them into 4th.
MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 20: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring their fifth aim with a glass ball throughout the LaLiga Santander match between Actual Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 20, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photograph by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Photographs)
And Aubameyang has revealed that he was left ‘a bit unhappy’ by the in the end fruitless efforts of his ex-teammates to seal a Champions League return, albeit with the Gabonese sustaining hope that Arsenal will nonetheless go on to seal glory on the Europa League stage:
‘Arsenal have made a variety of enhancements,’ Aubameyang started. ‘I’m a bit unhappy as a result of I wished them to be within the Champions League. I’ve a variety of pals over there & I’m wishing them one of the best for subsequent season. Hopefully they’ll win the Europa League.’
🗣️ “I’m a bit unhappy as a result of I wished to play them within the #UCL”
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been talking about his former membership #AFC forward of the #MonacoGP tomorrow 👀🏎️pic.twitter.com/JB3xmDPDPV
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 28, 2022
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