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Former Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos has slammed the Gunners for how they handled Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's exit in January. The two players were teammates at both the Emirates Stadium and at Borussia Dortmund, and Sokratis believes that the situation could have been handled better.

Aubameyang was stripped of the club captaincy and banished from first-team training by Mikel Arteta after arriving back late from a trip to France. Towards the end of the January transfer window, the club took the decision to pay £7million to cancel the 32-year-old's contract, allowing him to leave for Barcelona on a free transfer.

Prior to his punishment, Aubameyang's form had been disappointing, scoring just four goals in 14 Premier League appearances. But since joining Xavi's Barca revolution, he has bagged eight times in just nine La Liga games.

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After taking the decision to release Aubameyang in January, Arteta showed little regret, saying: "I am grateful for what Auba has done at the club and his contribution since I have been here. The way I see myself in that relationship is the solution, not the