Wantaway Arsenal captain Aubameyang’s brother blasts Mikel Arteta as ‘inexperienced’ before he’s even made manager
ARSENAL captain Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang's brother has blasted Mikel Arteta as 'inexperienced' before he's even made manager.
The Gunners are in advanced talks with their former midfielder about leaving as Manchester City No 2 to take over from the axed Unai Emery.
Interim boss Freddie Ljungberg has won just one of his five games in charge, but the prospect of Arteta's imminent arrival has reportedly sparked concerns among the Arsenal dressing room.
Many of the club's top stars felt the club should have appointed Everton-bound Carlo Ancelotti and that stance appeared to be mirrored by Aubameyang.
The Gabon striker's brother Willy lamented the fact that the club continue to choose managers without top-flight credentials.
Commenting on an Arsenal Fan TV Instagram post that suggests Arteta will be announced, he replied: “Ljungberg Arteta is the same, no experiance [sic]”.
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However, the post drew instant ire from Arsenal fans, with one tweeting that: "Arteta’s first task should be to strip Aubameyang of that captaincy. He’s not a good ambassador."
Another said: "Why is Aubameyang’s brother just chatting s*** and spreading negativity."
A third added: "Maybe we’re starting to see some of the Aubameyang poison he was known for. Either way, we can’t put up with that sort of s***.
"Either the players buy in to whatever project we eventually do, or we move them on. Sick of it."
One more said: "Need Aubameyang stripped off his captaincy immediately after Arteta arrives.
"For me as captain of the club you can’t be associating yourself with AFTV knowing that they bash your own teammates for views. Or allowing your family to voice negative opinions online about the club."
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Aubemeyang has already made headlines for his close relationship with AFTV, despite its reputation as a polarising unofficial voice of Gunners supporters.
Such is the club's distaste for their antics, Arsenal forced the YouTubers to rebrand from Arsenal Fan TV and remove the team name from their moniker last year.
But club captain Aubemayeng has been pictured liking a series of critical posts made by the channel's Instagram at former manager Unai Emery.
And the striker was forced to hit back at The Atheltic's story that his close ties to AFTV has split opinion among Gunners bosses by insisting that he talks to who he wants to.
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The news that Aubameyang may not be thrilled by the news of Arteta's appointment is likely to fuel rumours over a transfer to Real Madrid.
The former Borussia Dortmund star reportedly pulled the plug on Arsenal contract talks after becoming fed up with the club's lack of silverware.
He only has 18 months left on his deal and Emirates chiefs could be ready to let him go next month in order to get as much of the £60million they paid in 2018 as they can.
