British media reported that the London club paid about 56 million pounds ($79.2 million), eclipsing the 46.5 million pounds spent last year to land striker Alexandre Lacazette from French side Olympique Lyonnais. Aubameyang, who scored 98 goals in 144 Bundesliga games for Dortmund, expressed his delight at the deal and his hope of emulating Arsenal's record goalscorer Thierry Henry. "I'm happy to be here in this great team," Aubameyang told the club's website (www.arsenal.com). A cool finisher like former France international Henry, Aubameyang will add acceleration, power and a dose of unpredictability to Arsenal's attack. Aubameyang, 28, is Gabon's record goalscorer with 23 goals from 56 matches and was named the African Footballer of the Year in 2015.

Source: bd News24 January 31, 2018 16:18 UTC