Former Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has broken his silence in the midst of his fallout with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal won 5-0 at Norwich City on Boxing Day without the Gabonese.
The forward was stripped of the captaincy at the Emirates Stadium after a disciplinary breach that saw Arteta leave him out of a number of matchday squads, putting his future at the club in doubt.
Aubameyang may now leave the North London club in January, but took to social media to publish a post that many believe takes a swipe at Arteta and Arsenal.
Posting a photo of himself with his family celebrating the holiday period and wishing his followers a “Merry Christmas,” Aubameyang completed the post with a hashtag ‘#FamilyFirst’.
While the caption appears innocuous, a lot of his followers, Arsenal fans, and members of the media believe that this was Aubameyang clearly positioning himself away from the Gunners, instead expressing the importance of his family above everything else.
Aubameyang hadn’t posted on Instagram since December 3 and hadn’t made any public comment after returning late from his trip to France to visit his sick mother.
That visit was agreed with the club, but the forward reportedly returned a day later than had been agreed, although he was still able to report to training on the agreed upon date.
Both Barcelona and Juventus have been touted as possible destinations for the Gabon forward.
