Published 14:32 IST, January 18th 2021
Aubameyang and Lacazette jokingly argue over inheriting Ozil’s vacant No. 10 shirt on IG
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubamayeng and teammate Alexandre Lacazette took to IG to joke about who will inherit the No. 10 shirt once Ozil leaves the club.
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Arsenal strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette have jokingly argued over who will get . 10 shirt, which has been left vacant after Mesut Ozil's departure. two forwards, in a hilarious Instagram exchange, were seen mimicking famous 'Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man' meme. Ozil, who had been frozen out of Mikel Arteta's squad this season, completed his move to Turkish club Fenerbache on Monday.
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Aubameyang and Lacazette hilariously joke about Ozil's vacant . 10 jersey at Arsenal
Earlier on Sunday, even before Mesut Ozil officially completed his move to Fenerbache, Arsenal duo of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette made ir cases for wanting . 10 jersey for next season. Lacazette, on his Instagram story, initially posted a picture of himself and Aubameyang pointing at each or in training along with popular 'Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man' meme. French forward added caption: ''When you both want number 10.'
Aubameyang n responded to his teammate's post and wrote, "y said y put it away" before adding a series of laughing emojis. Arsenal captain, who wears jersey . 14, n added, "It's all yours, my bro". In a follow-up story, Lacazette, who currently wears . 9 jersey at Arsenal, n informed Ozil that he will take good care of his number 10 shirt. He wrote, 'It will be in good care, Ozil'.
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Over past few seasons, . 10 shirt at Arsenal has been worn by players including Jack Wilshere, Robin van Persie, William Gallas and legendary Dennis Bergkamp. Ozil had donned . 10 jersey at Arsenal since 2018. Lacazette wore . 10 jersey during his time at Lyon and is likely to get Ozil's vacant . 10 shirt next season.
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Mesut Ozil transfer: World Cup winner to sign contract with Fenerbache on Monday
Over weekend, reports confirmed that Arsenal had agreed to terminate Mesut Ozil's contract. German was on a whopping £350k-a-week and had been excluded from Arteta's Premier League and Europa League squads in October 2020. Ozil had only six months left on his deal with Arsenal.
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32-year-old was given permission to fly to Turkey to finalise his move to Fenerbache. Later on Sunday, Ozil was pictured leaving for Turkey and it is believed that he will sign a contract with Super Lig giants on Monday. Ozil spent seven years at Arsenal and leaves as a four-time FA Cup winner.
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14:32 IST, January 18th 2021