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Bobby Vincent

Edu's Arsenal verdict comes back to haunt him after £50m January transfer window hit

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has moved a step closer to becoming a Barcelona player after Arsenal agreed to terminate their former captain's contract at the Emirates Stadium.

The 32-year-old forward had 18 months remaining on his deal with the Gunners but after a fallout with manager Mikel Arteta, which led to the Gabon international being stripped of the captain's armband in north London, he has now moved on.

Aubameyang was once one of European football's hottest properties when it comes to strikers, with the former Borussia Dortmund attacker proving other the years how clinical he can be in the final third, but it was his off-the-pitch actions that effectively ended his career at Arsenal.

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