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Aubameyang has been in inspirational form since signing for Arsenal

After catching the eye of scouts around the world with his performances for S t Etienne in the French League, Aubameyang transferred to Borussia Dortmund in Germany, and it is in the Bundesliga where he boosted his reputation as a world-class striker.

The Gabonese international scored 98 goals in just 144 league appearances for the Signal Iduna outfit, including the record-breaking haul of 31 in 32 in the 2017 season which won him the Bundesliga Golden Boot award.

The 28-year-old possesses pace in abundance, is strong in the air and a composed finisher. So it, therefore, came as a surprise that he wasn’t more actively pursued by Europe’s bigger clubs.

When Arsenal showed genuine interest in signing him in January of 2018 after half-hearted approaches in the past, and Aubameyang went all out in his bid to force through a move, with Dortmund holding out until an Arsenal club record fee of £56m was paid on deadline day of the transfer window.