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Arsenal won’t regret selling Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona, insists Darren Bent, despite the striker’s brilliant start to life at Spanish giants

Arsenal won’t regret selling Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, insists Darren Bent, despite the striker’s blistering form since joining Barcelona in January.

Aubameyang signed for the Spanish giants on a free transfer on deadline day after falling out with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, due to a series of disciplinary breaches.

He has scored five goals in six games in all competitions since moving to Spain, as Barca have begun to find some form under their new manager Xavi.

Since his departure, Arsenal have won all three games, scoring five goals, with five different players finding the back of the net.

And Bent insists that the Gunners won’t regret selling the Gabon international, stating that it’s normal for strikers to move to a new club and score goals – but he wouldn’t have done the same at Arsenal.

When asked if Arsenal will regret on letting him go, Bent said: “No, they won’t because he wasn’t showing that type of form at Arsenal. 

“I think he’d gone stale there. Clearly, he wasn’t happy at Arsenal. 

“Arteta didn’t think he featured in their plans, and I’ve been there – sometimes a change of scenery can do absolute wonders and that’s what it looks like it’s done for Aubameyang. 

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“He’s gone to Barcelona, he looks rejuvenated, he looks like he’s got a point to prove, he’s scoring goals, and I’d expect that. 

“A lot of strikers go to a new club and hit the ground running, that’s exactly what he’s done. 

“But he wouldn’t have had the same impact at Arsenal as he’s having at Barcelona because it just looked like it had come to an end. 

“He was frustrated, the club was frustrated, it was the right decision for both parties.”

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