Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s future at Arsenal remains uncertain, with no sign of a new deal being signed – and could an old conversation be playing on his mind?

Aubameyang’s contract expires in 2021, and speaking in 2016 as a Borussia Dortmund player, he revealed, according to Skysports, he had promised his late grandfather he would one day play for Real Madrid.

The striker said: “Before he died two years ago I promised him that one day I would play for Real Madrid. My grandfather was from Avila, not far from Madrid.

“It’s what I said to him. I know it’s not easy but it’s something I keep in mind.”