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Paul Merson has given his verdict on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's proposed loan move to Barcelona, saying that Arsenal would have had a result by offloading his wages.

Aubameyang signed a new contract in 2020, with the Gunners paying him £350,000 per week for his services.

Ever since he signed the deal, his performances have declined, and this season he was stripped of the captaincy and dropped from the squad by Mikel Arteta due to disciplinary breaches.

The striker's goal record for the club has been sensational ever since he arrived four years ago, but his relationship with Arteta has deteriorated to the point where he is now expected to depart.

And Merson believes that it would be a good result to offload the 32-year-old and get his salary off the wage bill.

"I thought they might have been able to polyfiller over the situation, if I'm being honest, but that hasn't happened and, I think, if you can get him off the wage bill, you have had a result," he told Sky Sports.

"If it's for six months, six months at £350,000 a week is a lot, a lot of money, a lot of money, so I think there might be a deal along the way, and I think even Aubameyang might