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Arsenal manager Arteta remains 'very positive' about Aubameyang deal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is confident Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will commit his future to the club.

Aubameyang collected his second trophy with the Gunners after winning the Community Shield against Liverpool on Saturday.

And speaking after the match, Arteta said: "I keep saying the same thing [on Aubameyang's future]. I try to do my job which is to convince him that he's at the right place and the right environment here to produce moments like he's done today and he did here just three weeks ago.

"I am very positive that he's going to sign. There are a lot of things that are involved in a contract deal and we're trying to solve them.

"I'm not worried [about the situation with Aubameyang]. We can only try to do as much as possible to convince the player or tell them what we think about him. We can put all the cards on the table to try to keep him here but afterwards it's down to the player and the agent to agree to that.

"I think we've built a really good relationship between us and hopefully we can do it. Now, I am confident and I'm happy. I can see how he behaves every day and how much he works in training. It's a really good sign."

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