Mikel Arteta has defended his dealing with of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, insisting that benching the striker was now not a strength play on his component.
Arteta eliminated Aubameyang's captaincy following every other disciplinary incident and told the Gabon global to educate separately from the squad until after the Africa Cup of Nations, having previously reprimanded him.
Arteta has been accused of throwing Aubameyang under the bus in an try and display his dominance and manage in the dressing room, but the boss become having none of it.
"I do now not set up my authority by using being dictatorial or ruthless. I just ask for one thing: recognize and commitment,” Arteta said (via the Mirror).
“At this level, if I don’t get that, I will p.C. My bags and cross some other place because this is the minimum I can ask for.
“I am going to anticipate that from all of us who works for the club. First of all from myself, and the day I don’t try this I will walk thru that door and move and do something else. It is as clean as that.
“To be successful you need to be passionate about some thing and need to represent a club of this length, with its records. That is the minimum preferred you have to deliver.
“I am no longer going to invite every person to put the ball within the top nook whenever they hit it, however I will ask them to do the proper things every single day for this membership.”
ESPN previously pronounced that Arsenal are inclined to concentrate to offers for Aubameyang during the January transfer window, claiming they're prepared to component ways with the 32-year-old and his £350,000-a-week contract.
That revenue is going to make it tough for Aubameyang to discover a suitor. Barcelona are tracking the state of affairs but are near signing Ferran Torres from Manchester City, whilst Juventus have been referred to as potential shoppers as nicely.
