This archive report was first published on 3 October 2019.
On October 3, 2019, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired back at Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke after the latter suggested he moved to Arsenal for money.
Aubameyang, who scored 98 league goals in 144 appearances for Dortmund, joined Arsenal in January 2018 for a then-club-record fee of £60m. The move came after various disciplinary clashes with the German side.
Watzke appeared to take a thinly-veiled dig at Aubameyang for playing in the Europa League with Arsenal instead of the Champions League. However, Aubameyang hit back on social media, labelling Watzke a hypocrite over Dortmund's sale of Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona in 2017.
“Better for you I never talk about why I really left Dortmund Mr Watzke, you such a clown,” Aubameyang tweeted. “I remember that time you said we never going to sell Ousmane then you saw more than 100M, you were the first to take that money. Don’t talk about money please!!! Leave me alone pls.”
