Rio Ferdinand believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks happy on the pitch again since leaving Arsenal for Barcelona in the January transfer window.
The Gabon international endured a difficult end to his time at the Emirates Stadium, losing form before falling out of favour with Mikel Arteta and losing the captain’s armband.
It looked like a bit of a gamble for Barcelona to sign Aubameyang at this stage of his career, but so far the deal has really paid off for them as he’s made a superb start to life at the Nou Camp.
At his peak, Aubameyang was undoubtedly one of the most lethal forwards in world football, and we’re starting to see him play like that again, as he’s scored five goals in his first six games for Barca.
Speaking in the video below, Ferdinand states that the 32-year-old simply looks happy again, and like he’s feeling the love at his new club…
Barcelona fans will be thrilled with how Aubameyang has settled in La Liga, but this will surely be painful for Arsenal fans to watch.
Many Gooners will have been unsure about letting Aubameyang go, especially as they’re short of other options up front, but in truth this seems like it was probably the best outcome for all parties involved as there’s no use in keeping an unhappy player.
Rio sometimes you talk a lot of sense, today its absolute crap. Auba is happy because he got his way like a spoilt brat. He thought he could swan in at AFC when he wanted. Attend training when he felt like it and fly back from un announced holidays when he wanted and he was club captain! He was taking £350K per week (AFC showed their commitment) and he took it and stopped performing immediately. that is a dirty trick on the club and supporters. I believe his last ‘holiday’ was with his agent setting up this free move. He came back and through his toys out the pram when justifyably fined for breaking all the rules. That was a ploy to get his way demanding a transfer. He knew that the club either had to lose a fortune on his wages for another year or let him have his way, and cancel his contract to save another £20 mill. Of course he looks happy because he can look back and see how good AFC have recovered from the terrible start they had and his part in it. He should be ashamed but he will be too busy counting his money. He is a disgrace and we are glad to be rid of him.
Bingo. Good comments
You are glad to be rid of him, not all of us are. I’m not going to make a case for him being right or wrong, I’ll just ask that we remember the good times
He is also busy excelling at FCB
That’s why this your comment will only end here🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rio made sense bro…
Arsenal’s Loss is Barcelona’s gain..
He is simply enjoying life in Spain.
Yes the above is all true, Rio do you think sir Alex would have put up with his bullshit?no nor do I, and as for being happy, it’s because he has fulfilled an old promise to his grandfather to one day play for Barcelona, glad he went, couldn’t hit a cows arse with a banjo at the end.
I wish Auba success and pkeased he’s reached a comfortable place, but as an Arsenal fan, just like Ozil, he could not carry the responsibility of earning £350k a week. Club captain? Powder puff. Ozil? Prima Donna. These people were paid to be leaders and drivers of success, but both could not carry the responsibility. Call me sexist- they could not stand up as men. There you go, I said it. Lol you wokes…
Just wondering why anyone who earns a good wage in Arsenal suddenly becomes disrespectful. Auba has never had disciplinary issues in his career until he started earning well in Arsenal, yes and Ozil as well. Maybe we need to consider Arsenal being the problem here.
I think I heard someone made a comment that arsenal have moved on without aubameyang.
Hmmmmm
the end will justify the means.
P.E.AUB.Definately As I Can See He Try’s Alot And Mean While Is That None Of The Player Among The January Window Of The Year That Score’s Five Goals In Six Appearance But Honestly Some Of The Gunners Fans Are Saying That This Is What He Been Made In Arsenal Too And Later On Became Rubish But I As A Fans From Camp Nou I Pray That Will Not Happen By God G Grace Amen.
Very true. Aubameyang was not happy. He was depressed probably because of his mother’s ailment. It made him unsettled and he started losing form. Unfortunately this coincided with signing a new mega deal. No club wants to pay such money on a player that is not delivering. Thank God he found his form again. Barca psychologists must have done a good job. Arsenal are also doing well without him. It’s a win, win for both parties as Arsenal have found a way to cut her budget
Arsenal coach is never a unifier, as coach you supposed to be able to manage even players character properly by making them your friends, I’m sure he’s regretting now.
Auba took less money to play for Barca. I wish him happy. I hope Arteta delivers Arsenal to the top. Because he’s ‘my way or the highway’. Arsene Wenger was not like this.
Yes, that was very true of Arsenal’s Gazidis years of mismanagement and unprofessional judgement in office. However that is business side of football. Players playing their worth in salary is a psychology of the game matter. With salary comes a manager’s expectation too. Most players cannot handle it. That is why I wish Auba well and I’m glad his magic boots have found their feet at Barca, but still ask why £350k per week was not enough for that at Arsenal? Where’s his professional responsibility? Can’t he get over himself and listen to his manager? Ego….
We move on. Özil on the other hand used Arsenal as a sounding board for political statements regarding matters beyond our shores, whilst behaving like a ballerina prima donna, and turning up to training when it suited. Wenger wrapped him in cotton wool. Rest of the squad, how did they feel? He was poison in the dressing room for enough players for it to significantly impact the team negatively. Just imagine being a ghost 70% of the games you’re playing, yet do what you like when you like, vs all the other players.
Look just how hard Arteta has had to work to cleanse the squad and bring them all onto the same page as equals.
He’s a Master in the making. Glad Auba’s gone. Glad the squad is clean of all the overpaid, hyped and ultimately payday players our squad contained admittedly through admin desperate measures, of a Wenger clinging into power….
Yes, that was very true of Arsenal’s Gazidis years of mismanagement and unprofessional judgement in office. However that is business side of football. Players playing their worth in salary is a psychology of the game matter. With salary comes a manager’s expectation too. Most players cannot handle such high wages. That is why I wish Auba well and I’m glad his magic boots have found their feet at Barca, but still ask why £350k per week was not enough for that to happen at Arsenal? Where’s his professional responsibility? Can’t he get over himself and listen to his manager? Ego….
We move on. Özil on the other hand used Arsenal as a sounding board for political statements regarding matters beyond our shores, whilst behaving like a ballerina prima donna, and turning up to training when it suited. Wenger wrapped him in cotton wool. Rest of the squad, how did they feel? He was poison in the dressing room for enough players for it to significantly impact the team negatively. Just imagine being a ghost 70% of the games you’re playing, yet do what you like when you like, vs all the other players.
Look just how hard Arteta has had to work to cleanse the squad and bring them all onto the same page as equals.
He’s a Master in the making. Glad Auba’s gone. Glad the squad is clean of all the overpaid, hyped and ultimately payday players our squad contained admittedly through admin ‘desperate’ measures, of a Wenger clinging into power….
yeah you are right
Barca are soo good at gambling but they did so even for Suarez’s case and see how he turned out to be….it is good for him since he has a couple of former PL players alongside and the great talent of Pedri and Frenkie