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Mikel Arteta 'chopped his nose off to spite his face' by dropping ex-captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claims Paul Merson... who believes the striker could still have a role to play at the club with long-term target Dusan Vlahovic set to join Juventus

Paul Merson has insisted Arsenal fans shouldn't panic over not signing a striker this month and that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could still have a role to play at the Gunners.

Aubameyang has been banished from the first-team squad by Mikel Arteta after a disciplinary breach led to him being stripped of the captain's armband.

The Gunners have also been handed a set-back in their search for a new striker, with long-term target Dusan Vlahovic on the verge of joining Juventus from Fiorentina for £62m.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has not featured for Arsenal since he was stripped of the captain's armband
Arsenal failed in their attempts to sign Dusan Vlahovic who is set to join Italian giants Juventus

Former Arsenal star Merson believes Aubameyang could yet come back into the fold - despite interest from Barcelona and Juventus.