Aubameyang: I Was Not In Good Terms With Arteta Before Joining Barca

Former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has disclosed that he was never in good terms with manager Mikel Arteta before his move to Barcelona.

In an interview with The Athletic, Aubameyang recalled being expelled for being late after being abroad to help his sick mother.

“It was my mistake. I should have come home the night before, but I didn’t arrive until the morning.

“I didn’t tell them I missed the plane because I was preoccupied with everything that was going on with my mother.

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“I went straight into a team meeting and everything seemed normal. After that he (Arteta) said I should come with him.

“Then he started shouting at me. He said I couldn’t do something like that because I was the captain and that it was unacceptable.

“He said I stabbed him in the back. I don’t know why he said that. I got really mad because it didn’t fit and he knew why I had flown.

“He knew the reason. He knew I was struggling that year. I expected help from him. I didn’t expect him to kill me like that.”