London - Henrikh Mkhitaryan sudah menuntaskan kepindahannya dari Manchester United ke Arsenal. Dia pun menggoda Pierre-Emerik Aubameyang menyusulnya ke London. Mkhitaryan sudah pindah ke skuat The Gunners sebagai alat tukar untuk Alexis Sanchez yang pindah ke MU. Dia sudah diperkenalkan menjadi member Arsenal yang baru. Arsenal masih memburu pemain untuk bursa transfer bulan Januari. Penyerang Dortmund, Aubameyang, menjadi incarannya. [Gambas:Video 20detik] Penyerang asal Gabon itu dikabarkan sudah mencapai kesepakatan pribadi dengan Arsenal. Dia juga sedang dalam masa hukuman di Die Borussen karena berulah. Dalam video perkenalan di Arsenal, Mkhitaryan menggoda Aubameyang agar segera menyusulnya ke London utara. Aubameyang diplot untuk menggantikan Sanchez. "Yo Pierre, mau datang ke mari?" ajak Mkhitaryan pada eks rekan setimnya itu. Ajakan Mkhitaryan ke Aubameyang dalam video perkenalan itu kemudian di hapus oleh pihak Arsenal. Tapi, sudah banyak penggemar Arsenal yang melihat videonya. "Saya yakin 100 persen Mkhitaryan bilang 'Yo Pierre, mau datang ke mari?'," komentar pendukung Arsenal di media sosial klub.
Arsene Wenger admits they are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsene Wenger admits they are in talks with Borussia Dortmund over striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that a deal for Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is under discussion.
The Gabon international forward has been strongly linked with the Gunners and Wenger says that talks are underway.
Asked if he was confident of completing a deal for Aubameyang, Wenger said: "Confident or not confident, I don't know.
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"You never know how close you are.
"This is the kind of thing - he is one of the possible movements, but we have other things in mind as well. We have plenty of opportunities and the final decision is not made.
"At the moment we are not close to any deal, Aubameyang or anybody else."
Henrikh Mkhitaryan says joining Arsenal, as part of a swap deal involving Alexis Sanchez, is a dream come true Henrikh Mkhitaryan says joining Arsenal, as part of a swap deal involving Alexis Sanchez, is a dream come true
Asked if Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud could go to Dortmund as part of any deal, Wenger said: "The negotiations are not as far as that."
Having completed a swap deal on Monday in which Alexis Sanchez went to Manchester United while Henrikh Mkhitaryan joined the Gunners, it seems Arsenal are moving on to fresh targets.
Aubameyang sat out Friday's Bundesliga trip to Berlin
And club officials have been in Germany attempting to finalise a deal for Aubameyang.
The 28-year-old is apparently in favour of a move away from Dortmund and he was left out of the squad for Friday's 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin.
Sporting director Michael Zorc told Dortmund's Twitter feed: "We have the impression at the moment that he [Aubameyang] has his head on other things and is not fully focused."
Arsenal are now in pole position to sign Jonny Evans as well as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a combined £75 million after Manchester City cooled their interest in the West Bromwich Albion defender and negotiations advanced yesterday with Borussia Dortmund.
Evans had preferred a move to Manchester City but, with the Premier League leaders now reviving their interest in Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, Arsenal are attempting to reach agreement on a fee of around £20m.
West Brom have their own incentive to quickly complete the deal so that they have the funds to strengthen, with Alan Pardew keen to add attacking players this month and interested in Watford’s Troy Deeney.
A delegation of chief executive Ivan Gazidis, head of recruitment Sven Mislintat and lawyer Huss Fahmy are also in Germany attempting to finalise a potential club record deal for Aubameyang. An initial £44m bid was rejected but Arsenal have now indicated that they are prepared to increase their offer to around £50m, although Dortmund still value Aubameyang closer to £60m.
Loaning France striker Olivier Giroud to Dortmund is also being discussed and, with the German club keen to get an immediate replacement as well as a big transfer fee, there is confidence that a compromise will be found.
The Gunners have made an improved bid to Borussia Dortmund (Picture: Getty)
Arsenal have made an improved offer for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after a second round of talks with Borussia Dortmund, according to reports in Germany.
The Gunners sent a delegation of officials to Dortmund to begin negotiations on Sunday that included chief executive Ivan Gazidis, head of recruitment Sven Mislintat and legal expert Huss Fahmy.
Arsenal were believed to have opened the bidding at £44 million, which was rejected, and now German publication Bild have revealed that the north London club have upped their bid to £51m.
However, that is still a long way short of the £61.5m Dortmund believe Aubameyang is worth, while they are also keen to have Olivier Giroud included in the deal.
The Frenchman has been used sparingly this season and would fall even further down the pecking order should Aubameyang move to the Emirates.
Giroud would therefore be willing to move to Dortmund – likely on loan until the end of the season – in order to get the game time he needs to guarantee his place in France’s World Cup squad for the summer.
Arsene Wenger admitted on Tuesday that a deal for Aubameyang was ‘possible’, while the 28-year-old got fans even more excited by unloading a load of boxes into his car at Dortmund’s training ground.
Aubameyang would be reunited with Mkhitaryan if he moves to Arsenal (Picture: Getty)
Aubameyang has scored 13 goals and laid on three assists in 15 Bundesliga appearances this season, while he claimed the Golden Boot ahead of Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski last season.
If he moves to north London, Aubameyang would be reunited with former Dortmund teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who completed his own move to Arsenal – in a straight swap with Alexis Sanchez – on Monday.
