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Arsenal legend Parlour tired of Aubameyang contract stand-off

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour is growing tired of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang contract stand-off.

Parlour is desperate for the 31-year-old to stay, but knows the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis may force his old club's hand.

“Mikel will sit down with him and say, 'we desperately want to keep you at the club'," he told Goal.

“But as a player, if he doesn't want to stay and says he wants Champions League football, you've then got to make a big decision.

“No-one is bigger than the club, I know he is a very important player and I would love to see him stay, but the players have got the power now.

“They can put clubs in corners where they have to make big decisions about whether to keep them and let their contract run out like they did with Aaron Ramsey, or they say 'how much can we get for him' and then try and replace him."

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