The Gabonese international was speaking in an interview with Colinterview where he was asked about what happened between himself and Mikel Arteta. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said that he did not leave Arsenal because he attended a party which is the narrative that was in the media.
“It was during the COVID period and we were playing, I think, Everton. My season wasn’t great, we were struggling in the league and the day before the coach told us, Look, it doesn’t matter if we win or not, you have a day off. But if you want to leave, you notify yourself before the match because you have to follow the health safety rules. My mother a few months before had a stroke, it was going to be Christmas time so I went to see the coach and I said to him: Coach, I am coming to see you because I’d like to leave, I’m going to go pick up my mother to bring her back for the holidays. He tells me no problem.”
