Let Aubameyang Go If He Doesn’t Want To Stay – Carragher

Former Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is too good for Arsenal, Jamie Carragher has said.

Carragher believes Arsenal are presently facing the same situation as Liverpool in 2014 when the club had to let Suarez leave for Barcelona.

According to him, the Gunner have a decision to make on the Gabonese player’s future because it is not easy to find goalscorers who can fire them into the top 4 at the moment.

He, however, added that it might be best to let the African striker go if he does not want to remain at the London stadium.

His words, “Towards the end of my career [Liverpool] were in this situation quite a lot where you’re just missing out on the top four,”

“It’s okay saying we have rules in place and saying we never let players go on a Bosman ruling, but if you’re Mikel Arteta I would be looking at it and thinking: have we got more of a chance – even if he goes for nothing next year – of getting to the Champions League before next season if Aubameyang stays?

“That’s the decision they’ve got to make. At this stage, there’s no doubt about it: Aubameyang is too good for Arsenal. We had that at Liverpool at times with Luis Suarez and certain players you’re desperate to keep hold of.

“You’re thinking as a club that you want to build around this player and if that player goes, you almost feel like you’re starting again. That’s the problem you have when you’re trying to get back into the top four and establish yourself as Arsenal are trying to do.

“That’ll be a decision for them. It’s okay saying, ‘if he doesn’t want to be there then let him go’, but it’s not easy when you’re at a club and have a player with such star quality who is probably nailed on every season to be there or thereabouts for the Golden Boot.

“It’s not easy to find goalscorers. I’d keep him – he gives Arsenal a greater chance of getting into the top four.”