Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signs new three-year contract at Arsenal

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has ended speculation about his future by signing a new three-year deal with the club.

The long-awaited news was finally confirmed on Tuesday afternoon to the delight of everyone connected with the Gunners.

Aubameyang announced that he has agreed fresh terms following prolonged negotiations with the Gunners, which began long before he scored a brace in the 2-1 FA Cup final win over Chelsea on August 1.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta recently told fans to ‘relax’ as he grew increasingly confident that a deal would be struck between the club and the man who has finished as their top scorer in his two full seasons in north London.

‘Arsenal fans, finally as you know I just signed the thing,’ Aubameyang said in a live Instagram stream from the Emirates Stadium.

The 31-year-old moved to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 – for a then-club record fee.

He has since gone on to score 72 goals across 111 games in all competitions, including the last in Saturday’s 3-0 Premier League opening day victory at Fulham.

He has now committed to a further three years with the club and Arteta was pleased to get the deal sorted.

‘It was important for Pierre-Emerick to stay with us,’ he said.

‘He’s a superb player with an incredible mentality. Being the player to have taken the least amount of time to reach 50 goals with this club tells you everything you need to know about him and his way of working.’