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It’s a great time to be an Arsenal fan with the team atop the Premier League (albeit only one game in the season) and star forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang now officially on board for the foreseeable future.
After months of bickering, Aubameyang agreed to a new three-year contract that will make him the highest-paid player in the Emirates and will keep him there beyond his 34th birthday.
With 72 goals in 111 games for the club, Arsenal were obviously more than happy to flaunt it.
✍️ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year contract!
❤️ @ Aubameyang7
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 15, 2020
It started with a series of “hourglass” emojis posted by Auba earlier in the day, with many fans on edge about what the big news was and when it would become official.
⌛️
– Aubameyang PE (@ Aubameyang7) September 15, 2020
In fact, the Gunners were positively delighted to secure the continued services of a player who has finished as their top scorer in the two full seasons he has been with them.
It wasn’t long before social media was awash with news and reactions to Aubameyang’s new contract extension, with Arsenal really opening the floodgates.
😍 The moment everyone was waiting for!
✍️ @ Aubameyang7 pic.twitter.com/OUQdmoIEpW
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 15, 2020
It’s here and it’s perfect!
❤️ @ Aubameyang7 pic.twitter.com/jLrquZMgjU
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 15, 2020
This is where you belong, Auba ❤️
🤝 @ Aubameyang7 pic.twitter.com/sgViWSBYWf
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 15, 2020
Of course, Arsenal’s unofficial internal cheerleader Ian Wright was on the scene quickly to praise Aubameyang’s treatment with all the warm and infectious charisma we expect.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/E2QKpMeLbd
– Ian Wright (@ IanWright0) September 15, 2020
Some slightly more cynical Arsenal fans were reminded of a certain former player who announced one of his new contracts in a familiarly exaggerated way.
This is up there with the piano …
– Darren (@ DarrenArsenal1) September 15, 2020
The Gunners even held a live broadcast for the occasion so fans could follow in real time as Aubameyang filmed Insta Stories in the Emirates.
⌛️ Coming to you from Emirates Stadium … https://t.co/VAZjMxUJE0
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 15, 2020
He even managed to take some photos on the court with his father and agent, Pierre Senior, the man responsible for negotiating the new contract in question.
This has been fun #AubaSigns #aubameyang #arsenal pic.twitter.com/oCHifU3yZ9
– Stuart MacFarlane (@Stuart_PhotoAFC) September 15, 2020
As the tide progressed, several other Arsenal players past and present kept turning up to congratulate Aubameyang for “signing a date.”
pic.twitter.com/b7TaWOdqVH
– Charles Watts (@charles_watts) September 15, 2020
Live video on Insta. pic.twitter.com/Sxeo0gISj0
– Charles Watts (@charles_watts) September 15, 2020
However, an interesting little subplot involved Auba’s fellow forward Alexandre Lacazette, who appeared to be attempting to settle a bet with Joe Willock in the comment section.
Laca asked Joe for his money and this was his answer 😂 pic.twitter.com/Upw2F89o89
– The Arsenal Hub ™ (@TheArsenalHub_) September 15, 2020
Perhaps it was a completely foreign matter? Perhaps Willock had put money into Auba by refusing to sign a new contract and leaving the club for new pasture?
We may never know.
Source: espn.co.uk
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