Arteta Ruin My Career At Arsenal --Aubameyang

Former Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has criticized Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta for ruining his career as a player.

He accused Arteta of ‘putting a knife in his back’ amid their toxic fallout at Arsenal.

Recall that Aubameyang mutually agreed to the termination of his contract with the club and booked a deadline-day move to Barcelona.

In an interview with Colinterview, he noted that it was the team doctor who told him that Arteta didn’t want to see him at the training ground anymore over an alleged violation of camp rules.

“It was during the COVID period and we were playing, I think, Everton,’ Aubameyang told Colinterview. ‘My season wasn’t great, we were struggling in the league and the day before the coach told us: “Look, it doesn’t matter if we win or not, you have a day off.

‘”But if you want to leave, you notify yourself before the match because you have to follow the health safety rules.”

‘My mother a few months before had a stroke, it was going to be Christmas time so I went to see the coach and I said to him: “Coach, I’m coming to see you because I’d like to leave, I’m going to go pick up my mother to bring her back for the holidays.”

‘He tells me no problem.’

‘I arrive, the coach finishes his meeting, and then he grabs me and completely tears into me,’ Aubameyang continued. ‘He shouts at me like I’m crazy.
‘He says: “You put a knife in my back. You can’t do that to me, given the times we’re going through.”

‘At that moment, I tell myself that I’m not going to answer him because it’s going to end angrily.

‘I didn’t go partying. He knows very well the reason for my departure so at that moment I don’t understand why he is lecturing me like this. I go home and the doctor calls me and says “Tomorrow, the coach doesn’t want you to be there.”‘

‘The days pass and the doctor tells me: “Look, he doesn’t want you to be with the group anymore, but you will be able to come and train but separately.”

‘I say to myself OK… And then afterwards, he calls me and we have a meeting so he can explain to me that one, he’s taking away the captain’s armband, and two, I’m not training any more with the group.’

‘Once again, (Arteta) explains why he is against me during this period when it was complicated for the club,’ the 34-year-old added.