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Arsenal 'paid out a £7MILLION lump sum just to GET RID of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang', tearing up a £350,000-per-week contract following a similar pay-out for Mesut Ozil - and terminating deals of high earners Willian, Kolasinac and Mustafi

Arsenal reportedly paid Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a lump sum of near-£7million to terminate his £350,000-a-week Gunners contract and facilitate his move to Barcelona on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old left Arsenal on a free transfer and is believed to have taken a pay-cut to join the Catalan giants, with a formal presentation expected to take place later today.

In a manner similar to Mesut Ozil previously, Arsenal have again ripped up the contract of their top earner, with The Times saying it cost the north London club nearly £7m to do so with the Gabon striker.