Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has delivered the latest blow to Arsenal by telling them that he wants to join a club in the summer who are capable of winning trophies.

The club’s top scorer wants to find a club that can offer him Champions League football, and fellow striker Alexandre Lacazette may also leave in the summer for the same reason. To add to Mikel Arteta’s growing problems, the Arsenal head coach could lose Granit Xhaka next month.

It is understood that although Aubameyang has received recent interest, including from Barcelona, it would be difficult for him to leave in the January transfer window, which opens tomorrow. The forward shelved talks about signing a new deal this season and his present contract, worth about £200,000 a week,