Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has responded to a sympathetic Arsenal fan that highlighted how much he has been through in the last 18 months.
- Forward ushered out of the Emirates
- Returned to England from Barcelona
- Endured issues on and off the field
WHAT HAPPENED? The experienced Gabonse frontman has been enduring a tough time of late, with regular game time proving hard to come by at Chelsea. He was previously ushered through the exits at Emirates Stadium during the winter transfer window of 2022, with a breach of club discipline seeing him unceremoniously dumped by the Gunners. A short stint at Barcelona briefly put a smile on his face, but the 33-year-old has faced plenty of challenges on and off the field.
After seeing Aubameyang struggle on his return to north London with Chelsea, a Gunners fan admitted as much on social media, writing: “Honestly feel so bad for him. Always upbeat, he nearly lost his mother, contracted malaria, had a toxic end at Arsenal, moved to Barcelona and had his house robbed, and is now at Chelsea and not playing at all. He was mocked by our players at Stamford Bridge and is now booed by the fans he adored.”
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THE BIGGER PICTURE: Aubameyang replied to that message, having been hauled off at half-time during Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, by saying: “You know sometimes people forget what’s the real life and forget about how you can’t control what’s happened.”
WHAT NEXT? Aubameyang hit 92 goals for Arsenal through 163 appearances, and was club captain prior to his departure, but he has managed to find the target just three times for Chelsea and has started only five Premier League games this season.