Yo, Pierre.
Arsenal have completed the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund – and announced the transfer using fellow January recruit Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
The 28-year-old Gabon international joins the Gunners in a club record deal believed to be around €60 million.
And, it wouldn’t be a modern football transfer without that social media video. Manchester United used cinematic visuals and a piano-playing Alexis Sanchez to announce the Chilean’s capture, while Manchester City unveiled Aymeric Laporte this week in a similarly dramatic fashion.
Now, Arsenal have used Mkhitaryan to officially welcome Aubameyang to the Emirates Stadium. The Armenia international, who joined the Gunners as part of the Sanchez deal, was front and centre of their Twitter video announcing Aubameyang. Here it is.
#YoPierre 😉 pic.twitter.com/VKlUZdOqv1
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 31, 2018
“Yo, Pierre, you wanna come out here?” That’s Mkhi’s line. Inspiring stuff.
Of course, it wasn’t a case of Mkhitaryan being picked at random – he enjoyed a productive partnership with Aubameyang during their time at Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal fans will hoping they can replicate their brilliant understanding in North London as the club tries to secure a top-four finish.
https://twitter.com/Rashidbabiker/status/958660114298408961
Aubameyang arrives at Arsenal with a tremendous goalscoring record. He scored 141 goals in 213 appearances during four-and-a-half years at Dortmund, during which he established himself as one of deadliest marksmen in European football.
With Sanchez’s departure, Arsene Wenger hopes the former Saint-Etienne man can take some of the pressure off Alexandre Lacazette in the goals department. As well as possessing a clinical touch in front of goal, Aubameyang is one of the quickest players on the planet. With the creativity of Mesut Ozil and Mkhitaryan combined with the goalscoring prowess of Lacazette and Aubameyang, Wenger has built a formidable strike-force.
The key, now, will be getting them to gel in the second-half of the season in order to secure Champions League football for next season.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang & Henrikh Mkhitaryan at Borussia Dortmund during the 2015/16 season:
🇬🇦 Aubameyang
⚽ Goals: 40
🎯 Assists: 7🇦🇲 Mkhitaryan
⚽ Goals: 19
🎯 Assists: 24 pic.twitter.com/g9yLBvbYE2— AFTV (@AFTVMedia) January 31, 2018
