Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspired by Arsenal great Thierry Henry to make £56m transfer

James Benge31 January 2018

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is out to prove himself to be the successor to Thierry Henry after completing his £56million move to Arsenal.

The Gabon striker has signed a three-and-a-half year contract at the Emirates Stadium after making a club record switch from Borussia Dortmund and will be tasked with scoring the goals to propel Arsenal back towards the top of the Premier League.

With explosive pace and instinctive finishing Aubameyang looks well suited to the role of Arsene Wenger’s centre forward with similar attributes to the club’s all-time record goalscorer Henry.

It is the former France international that Aubameyang, who is expected to wear Henry’s No.14 shirt, hopes to follow in the footsteps of in north London.

“I think the club has such a big history and great players like Thierry Henry,” Aubameyang said when asked what had attracted him to Arsenal. “He's an example for us strikers. I’m really happy, like I said before.

“[Henry] was fast and scored a lot of goals. He's really an example.

“I’m a fast player and I score goals too, like Henry a little bit. But as I said, I have to work a lot more.”

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Though Aubameyang’s arrival has provided cause for optimism off the field there is little reason to think similarly on the pitch, with Arsenal currently eight points off fourth-placed Liverpool and with an inferior defensive record to the Premier League’s bottom side West Brom.

Their 29-year-old new signing is convinced he can turn their season around.

“I hope that we will come back to the top as soon as possible,” Aubameyang said. “I will do my best to join in.”

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