Arsenal boss Unai Emery has made clear the club are not seeking to sell striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.
The Gabon striker has scored 41 goals in 65 appearances for the Gunners since joining from Borussia Dortmund for £56m in January 2018, impressing in doing so.
Aubameyang has been touted for a move away from the Emirates this summer, with Premier League rivals Manchester United amongst the clubs linked to him.
We are very happy with Aubameyang and we don't want to sell him.
Unai Emery
Following a defeat on penalties to Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup, a game in which Aubameyang featured, the Arsenal boss was quick to pour cold water on any talk of a move.
"It's not really in our mind, not really. We are very happy with Aubameyang and we don't want to sell him," Emery told the club's official website.
"Aubameyang can play like a striker alone, like a striker with two and can play as a winger on the right or the left.
"We want to be very aggressive in the attacking third and moving forward to score with him.
"But above all, with Aubameyang, we can take different options with him and he is very good and very rich for us."
Arsenal are 5/4 to finish in the top four this season, while Aubameyang is 8/1 to be leading goalscorer in the Premier League.
Emery has meanwhile confirmed that club captain Laurent Koscielny is heading for the exit door having refused to go on Arsenal's pre-season tour to the United States.
"He decided to be out. I respect him but I have a responsibility, he has a responsibility, and the club have their responsibility," added Emery.
"Now it's an issue only for the club and him. My idea is to continue with the players we are working with, and the players that want to be here."
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery has made clear the club are not seeking to sell striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.
The Gabon striker has scored 41 goals in 65 appearances for the Gunners since joining from Borussia Dortmund for £56m in January 2018, impressing in doing so.
Aubameyang has been touted for a move away from the Emirates this summer, with Premier League rivals Manchester United amongst the clubs linked to him.
We are very happy with Aubameyang and we don't want to sell him.
Unai Emery
Following a defeat on penalties to Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup, a game in which Aubameyang featured, the Arsenal boss was quick to pour cold water on any talk of a move.
"It's not really in our mind, not really. We are very happy with Aubameyang and we don't want to sell him," Emery told the club's official website.
"Aubameyang can play like a striker alone, like a striker with two and can play as a winger on the right or the left.
"We want to be very aggressive in the attacking third and moving forward to score with him.
"But above all, with Aubameyang, we can take different options with him and he is very good and very rich for us."
Arsenal are 5/4 to finish in the top four this season, while Aubameyang is 8/1 to be leading goalscorer in the Premier League.
Emery has meanwhile confirmed that club captain Laurent Koscielny is heading for the exit door having refused to go on Arsenal's pre-season tour to the United States.
"He decided to be out. I respect him but I have a responsibility, he has a responsibility, and the club have their responsibility," added Emery.
"Now it's an issue only for the club and him. My idea is to continue with the players we are working with, and the players that want to be here."
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