Arsenal have been told to offer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a 'performance-based' contract amid fears the forward will leave the Emirates.
Gunners captain Aubameyang was anonymous in his side's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad as the Premier League season resumed following its enforced three-month hiatus.
The Gabon international is about to enter the final year of his Arsenal contract, and suggested in a frank interview with Telefoot that he wouldn't sign fresh terms unless he is convinced Arsenal will be competitive next season.
Manager Mikel Arteta is keen to keep Aubameyang out of the clutches of Barcelona - but faces a job to convince his top scorer to stay, with Arsenal languishing in ninth place in the Premier League
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