LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 18: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the FA Cup Semi Final match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on July 18, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Justin Tallis/Pool via Getty Images)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants minimum £70kpw wage increase from Arsenal

Aug 3, 2020

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants Arsenal to increase his wages from £180kpw to a minimum of £250k before he will sign a new deal.

Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang holds the winner's trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. - Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP) — Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang holds the winner’s trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. – Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP)

Ahead of the FA Cup final on Saturday, the Daily Mail splashed a story about Aubameyang trying to get a move to Chelsea in January but they apparently weren’t prepared to meet his wage demands.

Currently earning £180k-per-week at Arsenal, the Mail then followed that article up on Monday with one about how Arsenal will have to sell before they buy, nothing we all didn’t already know.

They decided it deserved another back page, however, despite being recycled news for the most part.

Within that piece they note that Arsenal are open to big offers for Alexandre Lacazette, and Hector Bellerin, while Mesut Ozil, Sokratis, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira, Shkodran Mustafi, Rob Holding, and Sead Kolasinac are all up for sale. Henrikh Mkhitryan will join Roma despite the Daily Mail saying he’s still up for sale.

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Seven of the 10 ‘heroes’ listed by the tabloid didn’t even start the final, five didn’t play a single minute, four weren’t even in the squad and only two played the full 90

As for Auba, Mikel Arteta is confident he will stay but to get him to do that the club must now meet his wage demands, or find a way to get him to lower them.

Arsenal are expected to hold talks with his reps this week with the player said to want ‘upwards of £250,000 before he will consider extending his stay’.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal poses with Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal and the FA Cup Trophy after their teams victory in the Heads Up FA Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on August 01, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) — LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal poses with Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal and the FA Cup Trophy after their teams victory in the Heads Up FA Cup Final match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on August 01, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

If they cannot get him to sign, Arsenal will consider selling him this summer rather than losing him for free next year.

The fact that he can leave for free next summer also means Aubameyang knows he can get a bumper payday from another club if they don’t have to pay for him and the Daily Mail state he wants the club to acknowledge that in their offer to him.

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