Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has updated fans for the first time since a leaked video of him criticising former Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta came to light.
Things ended badly between the pair of them, with Arteta exiling Aubameyang from the Gunners squad after he finally crossed the line in the eyes of his manager when the forward returned back to London later than expected from a mid-season trip to France to see family.
It was the final nail in the coffin for his Arsenal career, with Arteta casting him aside and forcing him to train alone until he left permanently to join Barcelona a month later. The video did the rounds on social media this weekend, shortly before the Gunners memorable 3-2 win over Liverpool at the Emirates.
In the short clip, Aubameyang is heard bashing the way Arteta deals with senior players in the squad.
"Managing big players, big characters - he can't deal with it," the Gabon international claims, before another person in the room interjects by suggesting Arteta doesn't have "good people skills."
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"Some young players, they don't say anything..." Aubameyang continues before he is again interrputed, the other person in the room compares the striker's situation to that of Mesut Ozil's.
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The German international was also made an outcast by Arteta before eventually being forced out the club for good for not pulling his weight.
Around 24 hours after the footage first came to light, Aubameyang has since tried to add some context to his comments with a short statement posted to Twitter.
He wrote: "Aware there is a video out that was recorded just after I arrived at Barca.
"At the time I still had a lot of bad feelings in me - Arsenal are doing great things this season and I wish all my old guys well, just not on November 6 [when Arsenal play Chelsea]. Now full focus on tomorrow."
The 33-year-old joined Arsenal's London rivals on deadline day of the most recent summer transfer window in a deal worth £10million. Aubameyang lasted just six months at the Camp Nou before returning to the English capital.
Aubameyang will welcome his old teammates to Stamford Bridge early next month, but it is remains to be seen what kind of reception he'll get from the Gunners faithful when he returns to the Emirates lining up for Chelsea later this season.
These leaked video comments are unlikely to help his cause if he is hoping to avoid the jeers of fans who once chanted his name.
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