Liverpool had been linked to the Arsenal bound striker.
Aubameyang was left out of Dortmund’s travelling squad for their fixture with Hertha Berlin as speculation linking him to Arsenal mounts.
The Gunners are keen to sign the £53 million rated attacker as a replacement for Manchester United bound Alexis Sanchez.
Aubameyang had been strongly tipped to join Liverpool, with the Mirror reporting they were considering a move.
Reds legend Phil Thompson had urged Liverpool to sign the Gabon forward with money gained from selling Philippe Coutinho, Sky Sports reported.
Aubameyang played under Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund, but Arsenal’s own connection to the club appears set to come up trumps.
The Gunners appointed Dortmund’s Sven Mislintat as head of recruitment late last year, and he is said to be pushing hard to sign the prolific striker.
Liverpool have Roberto Firmino leading the line, but their attack would be fearsome with the pacy Aubameyang up top.
Instead they are letting a rival strengthen, and it is a choice which could come back to haunt them.
Liverpool fans are frustrated with the way they are sitting back, with some fans using words like ‘jealous’ and ‘gutted’ to describe their mood.
Here is a look at the reaction as Arsenal close on Aubameyang’s signature…
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