The more I think about this transfer, the more i can understand why it is happening ahead of other AM options. I suspect that Mislintat has decided that a Mkhitaryan transfer is a multiplier for the Aubameyang transfer, and the two must happen concurrently.
If you watch Aubameyang videos, you will see that his real skil is getting into space in the box to meet crosses and through balls and finish. It often takes a long time for a striker to develop the understanding with his attacking midfielders to constantly create these chances. Perhaps, our team has decided to shorten this learning process by bringing in an AM who already knows Aubameyang’s playing patterns, rather than depend on Welbeck and Iwobi learning. They can barely find Lacazette as it is. In fact, in their last season together in Germany, Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan gave each 3 league assists, so it is acually a reciprocal relationship.
There might be sexier options on the market from an AM perspective, but we might want Aubameyang enough that we are shaping our AM purchasing around him, at least in terms of short-to medium-term gains.
