Mikel Arteta’s Forward Expected To Stay And Excel With Willian In Arsenal

KEY POINTS

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of the most sought after talents in football
One of Arsenal’s newest additions is veteran winger Willian
Creating an Aubameyang-Willian duo is one of Arsenal’s main priorities

The stint Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has had with Arsenal has been phenomenal and has been highly sought after by several clubs. Having him stay in the lineup would prove to be vital for new arrival Willian and the future of the team.

The Gunners recently signed Willian after the 32-year-old veteran’s multiple seasons with Chelsea. There are big plans for Arsenal with Willian, including pairing him up with Aubameyang. The two would prove to be a dynamic duo that can dominate the field given their experience and overall feel of the game.

“I joined Arsenal because we can challenge for titles but Pierre will be a big part of the plan. He has to stay, it is very important to me,” Willian said by way of Goal.com.

Securing Aubameyang’s contract with Arsenal is crucial for Mikel Arteta as he has utilized the two-time top scorer as the central point of his offense. While there was the uncertainty of the 31-year-old’s future, it has been reported that Aubameyang will sign an extension with Arsenal, with an estimated weekly wage of 250,000 Euros. The formal results of this deal are will be finalized some time throughout the week.

“This is a guy who gets 25-30 goals a season and we have to keep a player like that. He’s one of the best players in our team and somebody I want to be making chances for,” Willian emphasized.

There are bigger plans for Arsenal and Arteta believes Aubameyang can lead the team to greater heights.

"We always had incredible strikers at this football club and Auba deserves to be named and compared with the big names,” Arteta said.

The potential the team has with Willian can be partnered with Aubameyang as the two are known agile players on the pitch that can set up multiple scoring opportunities for the club.

"By winning trophies he will be closer to that and the longer he stays there as well. Hopefully, we can have him for more time," Arteta concluded.

It will be interesting to see how the new duo of Willian and Aubameyang will play well with each other and how far they will go in terms of winning hardware for the team.