Former Arsenal star says he hopes Aubameyang is not successful at Chelsea

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn in a recent statement has reacted to Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang’s return to the EPL where he joined Chelsea.

Winterburn said he is hoping Aubameyang will struggle at Chelsea after he joined the Blues this summer from Spanish side Barcelona.

Recall that Aubameyang had left Arsenal for Camp Nou in the January transfer window only to return to the EPL months later.

The striker, who joined Chelsea partly because of their former manager Thomas Tuchel made his debut for the West London side during the UCL opening match vs Dinamo Zagreb.

He made his first start for the Blues against RB Salzburg under new manager Graham Potter.

Winterburn told Free Super Tips: “It didn’t surprise me if I’m honest.

“Listen, there were issues at Arsenal, they let him go, and all of a sudden, he’s moved back to the Premier League.

“He had a good period at Arsenal, but it went sour towards the end, but he’s got to try and rebuild himself at Chelsea who have had an interesting start to the season.

“It’ll be a case of can Aubameyang get himself back to the striker he was at Arsenal where he was getting 20 Premier League goals a season.

“That’s what he will want and what Chelsea will want, obviously from my point of view, I hope that doesn’t happen because it means they’ll be moving up the league.

“He’s got a new manager to impress, he’s got this injury to shake off fully, which could play on the back of his mind.

“We all know what he’s capable of on the pitch, but as we know you may have to juggle the other side of it to make sure he fits into all of the managers plans.”