He's top level. He could play for any top four side in Europe, except say PSG. But he could take Cavani's place easily enough.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Orny says deal to Arsenal dependent on Dortmund getting replacement
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He's wasteful, but scores a lot of goals, can play across the front line if he has to, and is technically superb. I know it's about opinion but I think those are rudimentary statements of fact. That he misses chances is definitely true, which makes his goalscoring record all the better. If he were clinical like Lewandowski, he'd be hitting a goal a game.
We'll see what he does if he goes to Arsenal. Never rated him as highly as some.
you are right apart from the technically superb. he is average at best with a horrible first touch. he is all about movement and speed.
Opameinjung adaptable, technically superb... - Lewy clinical...
Somehow I seem to not know the players...
Auba can't kick a ball. Lewandowski never scores.Opameinjung adaptable, technically superb... - Lewy clinical...
Somehow I seem to not know the players...
Better?
It does not make it better if you write the opposite. The first is mediocre technically and Lewy scores the difficult ones but is not clinical with a lot big chances.
I think PEA will be a hit at Arsenal unfortunately. I think Mkhitaryan will work out well when that partnership from their Dortmund days is rekindled.
That said I still feel like we're making out like bandits getting Sanchez!
That said I still feel like we're making out like bandits getting Sanchez!
Hes a top top player and will do just as well if not better than Sanchez but he wont be enough by himself.
For all the talk about Aubameyang joining the Arsernal, no one has asked this question. Why would he want to join the club in the first place? I mean seriously if he only looking to move for financial reasons then there are many clubs that would be willing to play more than Arsenal are willing to pay. Likewise if he is looking to join another club for ambition reasons then clearly Arsenal is the last (among the big clubs) place he would want to go to, because when you look at their Domestic and European records it is clear that Dortmund are the better club on both fronts despite losing many of their main players in sucessive seasons.
In other words what I am trying to say that that from his perspective, signing up with Arsenal makes zero since from Aubameyang. Because when you look at any footballers with any sort of ambition under Wenger, you will see that they are either long gone or they are looking to leave ASAP, the reasons behind of it all he will end up finding out come the end of the season.
In fact if I was in United's shoes right out, instead of giving away Mkhitaryan (and letting him waste his career under Wenger), why not sign Sanchez for cash, keep Mkhitaryan and sign Aubameyang (1), you would have a much stronger stronger attack than you (even with Sanchez) currently do (2) and in turn you would be able to deny Arsenal another way to paper over car the crash that is the Wenger-Kroenke partnership (3) as well as both find a good use for Mkhitaryan and replace Zlatan once his contract expires at the end of this season.
(1) If he is really going for £50 million, then you might as well try and hijack their bid as well (certainly I want City to look at buying him as well), because for the ability he has as a striker and with prices today, it is rather good value for money.
(2) With a revived Mkhitaryan-Aubameyang partnership.
(3) And in turn, push players like Ozil and Bellerin to leave Arsenal and (maybe) head towards United/City.
In other words what I am trying to say that that from his perspective, signing up with Arsenal makes zero since from Aubameyang. Because when you look at any footballers with any sort of ambition under Wenger, you will see that they are either long gone or they are looking to leave ASAP, the reasons behind of it all he will end up finding out come the end of the season.
In fact if I was in United's shoes right out, instead of giving away Mkhitaryan (and letting him waste his career under Wenger), why not sign Sanchez for cash, keep Mkhitaryan and sign Aubameyang (1), you would have a much stronger stronger attack than you (even with Sanchez) currently do (2) and in turn you would be able to deny Arsenal another way to paper over car the crash that is the Wenger-Kroenke partnership (3) as well as both find a good use for Mkhitaryan and replace Zlatan once his contract expires at the end of this season.
(1) If he is really going for £50 million, then you might as well try and hijack their bid as well (certainly I want City to look at buying him as well), because for the ability he has as a striker and with prices today, it is rather good value for money.
(2) With a revived Mkhitaryan-Aubameyang partnership.
(3) And in turn, push players like Ozil and Bellerin to leave Arsenal and (maybe) head towards United/City.
He's a strange one. He's been playing at Dortmund for years now and been pushing himself out to go to a bigger club yet no one is willing to splash the dosh on him. Maybe clubs aren't entirely convinced by him
This is not football manager.
Oh wait, no matter, you support Manchester City. (Guessing since 2012?)
It'll be an interesting fan chant with a name like Aubameyang.
Perhaps because him being from Gabon means he's not as marketable as other strikers?
I doubt that, Aubameyang is every youtube/instagram obsessed ADHD kid's darling.
The only way I can see Auba being brought into Arsenal is if Wenger switched to a back three to play a 3-5-2.
--------- Aubameyang ------ Lacazette ----------
- Kolasinac - Ramsey - Mhiki - Xhaka - Bellerin -
--------- Monreal - Mustafi - Koscielny ----------
Xhaka and Wilshere could rotate. Ozil I feel will definitely leave over the summer.
--------- Aubameyang ------ Lacazette ----------
- Kolasinac - Ramsey - Mhiki - Xhaka - Bellerin -
--------- Monreal - Mustafi - Koscielny ----------
Xhaka and Wilshere could rotate. Ozil I feel will definitely leave over the summer.
It does not mean it is a bad suggestion though.
Nope, supported them though childhood though the highs of the Premier League to the lows of League One. It does not mean one cannot give advice to another club (1) on how to suceed.
(1) Even if it is Manchester United, who although I consider to be rivals I do have quite a lot of respect for.
He was actually born in France (although he Dad is from Gabon) to be fair, so one does wonder how he did up playing for Gabon internationally even though he could have played for France or even Spain (where his Mum is from).
Because Wenger refused to let Sanchez leave unless there was a swap. As for Ozil there are rumors he will sign a new deal, let's see how true that is.
He's been waiting for years for one of the top clubs to go for him. Preferably Real Madrid, but if any of the other true powerhouses had made an approach I'm sure he would have tried to push it through. But it just hasn't happened. For some reason despite his record, no top club has ever been seriously linked with him.
He may have given up hope that it'll ever happen. Over the last 18 months a number of the top clubs have bought strikers, and they completely overlooked him. A few other top clubs are being rumoured to be looking for strikers at the end of this season, but again none of them are being seriously linked to him. And if he makes it obvious that he is leaving now and still none of the top teams show any interest, he'll have to accept that it just isn't going to happen. So, since he seems to have made his postion at Dortmund untenable, Arsenal may just be his best bet.
Correct, he expected Real to come and they didn't. Some top clubs like Barca or Juve might have considered him if he hadn't been openly speaking about moving from Dortmund only for Real. Bit of a foot-in-the-mouth moment for him.
That didn't happen, so he's lately become kind of resigned about the whole thing, like, "If I can't play for Real, I may as well rake in the money". And he's become really bored playing for Dortmund. He seriously considered China, and was open to Milan due to an attractive financial package.
Make no mistakes about it, he is coming to Arsenal only for the money. I get the feeling his desire and hunger to win titles no longer exists since his chances of playing for Real went up in smoke. But he will be committed enough to do the business for Arsenal, so its' as good as they possibly can get.
Because other club ain't paying well as Arsenal who is desperate at the moment. He is not all that. He is not that clinical. He is feeding on chances at Dortmund which hard for most teams to be able to replicate in PL.
So where will Lacazette play?
Someone on Twitter spotted Aubameyang's car in the background of a paparazzi shot of Arsenal's execs arriving at a meeting in Germany. Madness!
Not too sure how he will do in the prem. I think he is good but it’s always risky for these types of players to prove themselves over here. He doesn’t seem like the strongest lad but his pace will certainly help. He will be better than Lacazette that for sure but let’s not kid ourselves, it’s another Dortmund player and we all know how they turn out. Although he may link up well with Mkhitaryan.
Just wanted to say that Arsenal are replacing grandpa Alexis with two Grandads, Aubameyang is only 7 months younger than Sanchez.
In the dugout.
Out of the question that he may be sold? Athletico wanted him after all and would have signed him had they not had a transfer ban. Possible Griezmann replacement?
What about for the rest of this season? Wilshire has 6 months left on his contract, so I don't see Arsenal rotating him unless they're planning to sell. Especially as he's been one of their best players lately.
Its simple really. He wants out if Dortmund and the Bundesliga. And like Mahrez all the other big clubs have ignored him. In spite of being a regular goal scorer domestically and in Europe
He can play wide left and upfront. Its wont be an issue for him.
What do you mean by this?
Totally agree mate , I'm surprised it's taken this long for him to move on ,he's been pretty prolific for the last 2 or 3 years and PSG , Real ,Barca and City have all been linked with him in recent times , with Top class strikers somewhat rare these days I would have thought one of the big boys would have taken a punt on him sooner than this , maybe a bit of a bad boy reputation has put them off , will be interesting to see how he does , he strikes me as a similar type to lacazette so we'll have to see where he fits in
Tomorrow's Kicker apparently reports that the clubs are still roughly €20m apart in their negotiations (€50m vs €70m) and that Dortmund would loan Giroud for half a season if Aubameyang is sold.
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Hope he shows up for their flights and matches.. Been a grade A tosser for the last 18 months at BVB..
Auba and Kiki linking up again should be interesting
I am Dortmund I tell him to pay or f*** off. Wenger is unbelievable.
Weak, pace reliant. I think there must be a reason why he hasn’t made the switch to a top club yet.
This guy was the best realistic Option in summer 2017 for any Club looking for a traditional No 9. While Morata and Lukaku had their moments I would not call them worth their Money right now.
A shame that he seems to be such a blockhead.
A shame that he seems to be such a blockhead.
What on earth are you talking about? This is how negotiations go, you start low and reach half way with some incentives. This is how it's normally done for most clubs. It's real life, not a game. Not everyone is city, psg, Chelsea where asking price is 50m and they drop 70m and close discussion in first round.
United just tried the same with Sanchez, you know, we wanted player + cash and eventually settled for just player.
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