Aubameyang, Ozil, Sanchez: 9 of the worst contract decisions in football history

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's four-year spell at Arsenal has ended with a whimper.

On Deadline Day, the Gunners terminated the Gabon international's contract, allowing him to join Barcelona on a free transfer.

The move means Arsenal have got rid of Aubameyang's enormous £350,000-a-week salary from the wage bill, which is a huge plus for them.

Aubameyang signed a new contract in north London back in September 2020 and he's only scored 21 goals since, meaning he cost the club £1.2 million for each goal, per The Mirror.

Ridiculous, right? While the 32-year-old provided many magical moments at Arsenal, the decision to hand him one of the biggest deals in history will go down as a very bad one indeed.

With that in mind, we've decided to revisit eight other contract disasters in football down the years and two of Aubameyang's former teammates at the Emirates Stadium feature...

Have Arsenal & Man United FAILED? Transfer Deadline Day (The Football Terrace)

Manchester United's decision to reward Solskjaer with a new blockbuster three-year deal worth £25 million just before the 2021/22 season wasn't exactly the greatest.

Just a few months into this season, the Norwegian manager was sacked following a disastrous run of results, including a 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool and a demoralising 4-1 loss away at Watford - which proved to be his last game in charge.

To this very day, we still cannot work out why Chelsea signed Drinkwater from Leicester City. Sure, he's not a bad footballer, but is he one worth £35 million and around £120,000-a-week in wages? Absolutely not.

Since joining the Blues in September 2017, the midfielder has played just 23 games for the club and has been loaned out to Burnley, Aston Villa, Kasımpaşa and Reading. To