Gabon FA chief: Aubameyang should leave 'collective failing' at Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should continue to work hard so he can escape the "collective failing" at Arsenal, the president of Gabon's football association told ESPN's Ed Dove.

Pierre Alain Mounguengui expressed concerns about the ambitions and size of the north London club and believes his country's prized asset should consider a transfer in the near future.

Aubameyang has plundered 49 goals in 75 Premier League appearances since joining Arsenal in January 2018 and has just over a year remaining on his contract.

"I don't want to say that Arsenal aren't ambitious, but Arsenal don't have ambitions as high as some other clubs as far as Europe is concerned," Mounguengui said.

"So, if Pierre could secure a contract with a more ambitious club, he'd definitely find his place there.

"On an individual level, we all consider him to be among the best players in the world, but the advice I give to him is to continue to work and to attract the attention of the biggest clubs and the most ambitious clubs."

The 30-year-old has netted double figures in each of his past nine seasons in France, Germany, and England, including this term's second-best haul of 17 goals in the Premier League. But his goal-scoring exploits throughout his career have only helped yield a single DFB-Pokal triumph and two DFL-Supercups with Borussia Dortmund, and success with Saint-Etienne in the now-defunct Coupe de la Ligue.

With Arsenal, Aubameyang has lost in finals for the League Cup and Europa League.

"Aubameyang is a world-class player," Mounguengui continued, "but for him, or anyone else in Europe who hasn't won a major honor, football is a collective sport.

"Right now, he's at Arsenal, and he's won nothing here, so it's a collective failing."

Mounguengui claimed the whole of Gabon wants Aubameyang to "end his career at a major club."