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Saudi Club Al Nassr Make Formal Approach For Aubameyang, Arthur’s Agent Lands In The UK

Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr have reportedly made a loan offer for Arsenal’s ostracised steiler Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The 32-year-old has not played for the Gunners since being stripped of the captaincy last month, although he has recently been with the Gabon squad at the Africa Cup of Nations and has indeed returned to the club on medical reasons.

On Wednesday, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed that Aubameyang has returned to the club following a post-coronavirus health scare, with the Gabonese Federation claiming that medical examinations had discovered “heart lesions” following his COVID-19 infection.

Arteta has said that the attacker is “going through some examinations”, with the Gunners determined to make sure that “he’s safe and in good condition”.

However, there does not appear to be a future at the Emirates Stadium for Aubameyang, and according to CBS Sports, Al Nassr have made a loan offer for the forward.

The report claims that the Saudi Arabian club would be obliged to sign the FA Cup winner in a £6.6m deal at the end of the campaign.

Aubameyang has scored 92 goals and registered 21 assists in 163 appearances for Arsenal since arriving at the club from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018.

Meanwhile Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo is expected to sign a loan deal with the Gunners until the end of the season as his agent has arrived on London for talks with Arsenal.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.