Ex-Arsenal forward Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has shared his thoughts on the manner in which he left the Emirates. He expressed that it was a thing of sadness that he exited the club without saying a proper goodbye in a farewell post he made on: "To the Arsenal fans, thank you for making London home for myself and my family for the past four years.

"We went through ups and downs together and your support meant everything to

Aubameyang's time at Arsenal

The Gabonese time at Arsenal was quite an exciting one overall even though it did not exactly have the kind of ending many would have expected. He had 163 appearances, 92 goals and 16 assists for the Gunners and also won the FA Cup in 2020

Manager Mikel Arteta had raised eye brows concerning the actions and devotion of Aubameyang and the members of the Arsenal staff too had previously raised eye brows concerning Aubameyang's ability to lead the team as captain coupled with the attitude issues pulled up by the Gabonese, Arteta believed he had seen enough of Aubameyang as it looked like he was no longer interested in the team

Mikel Arteta takes action

Mikel Arteta finally took action when the striker left the squad to see his mom, but returned late to the team training. The Spanish tactician felt it was the height of it and he concluded that Aubameyang had to leave. Arteta started with stripping him off the Arsenal captaincy and prevented him from featuring in further games, and also banned him from the club's training.

The Gabonese began seeking a route out of the club, and was finally blessed with a loan call from Barcelona. Now he has it all for himself to do at the Camp Nou. If he desires to be signed permanently by manager Xavi Hernandez.