Arsenal are prepared for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to run down his contract next season.

The Sun says the Gunners will keep Aubameyang to the end of his contract if they can't get a decent price for him this summer.

Aubameyang is about to enter the final year of his £180,000-a-week Emirates contract and has so far resisted all the club's efforts to extend his stay.

But Arsenal will not be panicked into selling their star striker to the first bidder just to avoid the risk of losing him for nothing next year.

When Barcelona made a tentative enquiry in January, they were quickly scared off by talk of a £50million price tag.

But his value has plummeted in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has destroyed every club's transfer budget.

Now Arsenal would do well to pocket £20million for a player who turns 31 in two weeks' time.