Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opens up on his problem with "unhappy" Mikel Arteta at Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has confirmed he had a problem with Mikel Arteta, which resulted in him ditching Arsenal for Barcelona.

The Gabon international forward caught both Arsenal and Barcelona by surprise when he jetted out to Spain on deadline day, despite a deal not yet being reached between the two clubs.

At first, it didn't appear a transfer would take place, but Arsenal eventually agreed to cancel the forward's contract and he has since signed a deal with Barcelona.

Aubameyang admitted to the press on Thursday that an issue with Arteta drove him to make the decision.

"A difficult few months. I've never wanted to do anything wrong, it's in the past," said Aubameyang.

When asked if he had a problem with the Gunners boss, he added: "Yeah, I think it was just with him. I can't say much, he wasn't happy, I stayed calm and that's it."

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