{"id":1109350,"date":"2019-10-03T13:19:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109350"},"modified":"2019-10-03T14:33:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:33:24","slug":"arsenal-aubameyang-hits-back-dortmund-transfer-watzke","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-aubameyang-hits-back-dortmund-transfer-watzke\/","title":{"rendered":"“You are such a clown” – Arsenal striker Aubameyang hits back at Dortmund CEO’s “money” swipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has hit back at Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke’s claims he left the club for financial reward.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gabonese striker has netted 49 goals in 73 appearances across all competitions for the Gunners since leaving the Bundesliga outfit in January 2018.<\/p>\n

Did Aubameyang leave for the money? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Aubameyang left Dortmund for Arsenal in January 2018.<\/li>\n
  • He’s scored 49 goals in 73 games since then but hasn’t played Champions League football.<\/li>\n
  • Dortmund have qualified for the Champions League in each of the last four seasons.<\/li>\n
  • Watzke recently suggested Aubameyang’s move was only fueled by money.<\/li>\n
  • But Aubameyang has hit back, calling Watzke a “clown” and suggesting he is the one financially motivated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    However, during that time, Arsenal have failed to qualify for the Champions League, leading Watzke to take a swipe at Aubameyang’s motivation for leaving Dortmund.<\/p>\n

    \u201cOf course, it is hard to keep a player in the face of such sums,\u201d he told Suddeutsche Zeitung<\/a> recently. \u201cSome go to clubs because of this money, where they have not played Champions League for years.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cPierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who plays great at Arsenal, will probably be warm-hearted when he looks at his bank account, but on Wednesdays, will be saddened when he has to watch the Champions League on television.\u201d<\/p>\n

    But Aubameyang has taken to social media to defend himself, suggesting Watzke \u2013 who he referred to as a “clown” \u2013 claimed he would “never sell” Ousmane Dembele but then went back in his word when Barcelona offered a \u00a3100m+ offer and that his Arsenal transfer had nothing to do with money.<\/p>\n