Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stated he’s hoping for a contemporary get started at Barcelona after he signed for the L. a. Liga giants at the switch cut-off date day following a tumultuous segment with Arsenal.
Aubameyang finished his transfer to Barcelona as a unfastened agent on Wednesday after leaving Arsenal by means of mutual consent, finishing hypothesis round his long run after Arteta stripped him of the captaincy because of a “disciplinary breach” in December.
Aubameyang’s signing follows the coming of winger Adama Traore on mortgage from Wolverhampton Wanderers as Barcelona glance to rebuild after the departure of Lionel Messi to Paris St Germain.
In a quest to make stronger their attacking choices, Barcelona additionally signed Spanish ahead Ferran Torres from Manchester Town for round 55 million euros ($62.68 million) within the switch window.
“Barca is a smart membership that has to win the Champions League, that is why I got here right here,” Aubameyang stated. “I’m right here to do the whole lot we will be able to to get again into the Champions League after which move out and win it.
“I’ve at all times had the dream to play in L. a. Liga, it’s one thing I’ve dreamed of as a kid. That is the possibility of my lifestyles. Barca are one of the vital best possible golf equipment on the planet so this is why I’m right here.”
Barcelona are 5th within the LaLiga standings, 15 issues in the back of leaders and opponents Actual Madrid, who’ve performed a sport extra.
‘IT WAS A PROBLEM JUSt WITH ARTETA’
In the meantime, Aubameyang stated he left Premier League membership Arsenal because of a strained courting with supervisor Mikel Arteta however the Gabon striker is raring to start out afresh at Barcelona and lend a hand them flip their fortunes round.
The 32-year-old was once additionally despatched house early from the Africa Cup of Countries after the Gabonese Soccer Federation stated cardiac lesions had been present in exams performed in Cameroon following a good COVID-19 take a look at.
“I believe it was once an issue simply with him (Arteta),” Aubameyang advised a information convention on Thursday. “He wasn’t satisfied and that was once it. I will’t say the rest as a result of that is what came about. I wasn’t more than happy and I am higher this fashion.
“There have been some difficult months. Once in a while soccer is like that. If I needed to say one thing about this, I might say, on my behalf, I by no means sought after to do anything else unhealthy.
“Now I’ve to position this in the back of me, this is previously. I need to take into consideration the existing.” (With Reuters inputs)