Arsenal's decision to mutually terminate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's contract, subsequently allowing him to join Barcelona on a free transfer in the January window has been placed under the microscope once again.
Having not featured since a substitute appearance in the 2-1 loss against Everton at the beginning of December and being stripped of the captaincy following a 'disciplinary breach', the writing had been on the wall for the 32-year-old with regards to his Gunners' future having been left out of the squad that travelled to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp.
And prior to the winter transfer window closing, Arsenal and Aubameyang managed to find an agreement that allowed the striker to join Barcelona permanently after initial reports suggested he would be sealing a loan move with an option to buy.
