Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been tipped to leave the club in the summer with a number of big clubs interested in signing him up.
While Manchester United have been named as one of the favourites but some people feel, the Gabon international will choose to join a club like Barcelona or Real Madrid – both of whom have been linked with the forward.
But according to ex-Man United man, Dimitar Berbatov, Aubameyang could very well choose to snub both Barcelona and Real Madrid in order to join the Old Trafford outfit for a very particular reason.
‘Barcelona and Real Madrid are the favourites to sign him and as a play in that situation, your head is going to spin,’ Berbatov told Betfair, via Daily Mail.
‘Aubameyang needs to calculate his options to see if he’s going to benefit and be happy moving to these types of teams.
‘From his perspective, either of them is a good move because they are two of the best teams in the world, but then you have to look at their line ups, which include Messi, Suarez, Griezmann, Dembele, Fati, Benzema, Bale, Hazard.
‘Would Aubameyang play much in either of those squads?
‘He’s not getting any younger, he needs to be at a club where he is going to play and at Arsenal he is the captain. But the biggest factor in all of this is winning trophies.
‘The way of life, the way football is conducted, his teammates and the life his family have in London, are all things that could make him stay.
‘Being a footballer in London is great, and it’s one of the best things ever, especially when you play for a big team like Arsenal. The only things he is missing are trophies.’
Man United have been heavily linked with Aubameyang with the Red Devils hoping he’s available for a cut-price since he has only one year left on his current deal at Arsenal.
But some experts believe the Gunners could quote an astronomical price for the forward given he is their biggest superstar right now and they would need a lot of money to find his apt replacement.
While this could very well be true but if this is truly the case, Man United will most certainly pull the plug on the transfer since the last thing they would want is to overpay for a 30-year-old.
