EPL: Aubameyang’s Replacement at Arsenal Revealed

Arsenal legend, Paul Merson, has disclosed who should succeed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the club.

The 53-year-old asked the Gunners to secure the transfer of Everton striker, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

January transfer window is closed but the club will have to sign the England international in the summer transfer.

The sports television pundit for Sky Sports revealed this amidst approval of Gabon striker’s move to Barcelona in January.

Aubameyang was left out of Mikel Arteta’s squad following disciplinary breach which also stripped him of the club’s captaincy.

The former Borussia Dortmund star moved to Camp Nou on a free transfer last month.

The 24-year-old Calvert who was part of the England national under-20 team also scored to help his side win the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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Calvert who joined Everton in 2016 has been part and parcel of the team having grabbed more than 40 league goals in more than 150 games

Merson said: “For once, I say fair play to Arsenal on Aubameyang. They’ve made a decision. Too often they’ve taken the easy option. Not this time. They just wanted rid of him and they got it done. Before he got his contract Aubameyang was unplayable. But he wasn’t really performing this season and the rift between him and the manager had got too big.”

He added: “Now they’ve got to get their work done and make sure they’ve got a top drawer centre forward signed up on day one in the summer. I like what they’ve done. They’ve freed up a lot of wages and whoever comes in won’t be saying: ‘Aubameyang gets £350,000-a-week. I want £350,000-a-week as well.’ That’s nipped in the bud now. They won’t be held to ransom. And they can use the money they’ve saved to get a top-class player like Calvert-Lewin.”