As Arsenal move closer to signing Willian from Chelsea, one esteemed football pundit has actually questioned the reasons behind the deal. N’s Gab Marcotti, speaking on NFC and cited by the Daily Express has gone as far as to suggest that Willian’s hire may only be as a result of the Gunners potentially losing their FA Cup winning captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. “To me this suggests something else is going on at Arsenal,” he said. “I wonder if this is some sort of Aubameyang insurance. “You don’t want to be in a situation where you have Aubameyang tied down to a long-term contract, Lacazette – whose contract expires in 2022 – tied down to a long-term contract, and...
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