Jamie Carragher is urging Arsenal to do everything to keep Pierre-Emericak Aubameyang at the club this summer, even if means that leaves on a free transfer at the end of the 2021 season.
The Gabon forward, who shared the Premier League's golden boot last year, has found the net 20 times for the Gunners this campaign and is being linked with a potential move to Inter Milan.
On the subject of whether Arsenal should cash in before Aubameyang enters the last year of his current contract, Carragher was unequivocal about what the Gunners should do.
"At this stage, there's no doubt about it, Aubameyang is too good for Arsenal," the Liverpool legend told The Sky Sports Football Show.
"We had that, at times, at Liverpool with maybe Luis Suarez and certain players that you have in your squad. You are desperate to keep hold of them because you are thinking as a club you want to build around this player and if that player goes you feel like you're starting again.
"That's the problem you have trying to get back into the top four and establishing yourselves again as Arsenal are trying to do.
"That will be a decision for them. It's okay saying if he doesn't want to be there let him go. I hear all this but it's not easy when you are at that club and you have a player of such star quality, who is probably nailed on this season and next season to be there or thereabouts for the golden boot.
"It's not easy to find goal scorers. I'd keep Aubameyang and see what you could do. Could you bring players in around that, hopefully have a successful season and maybe in the next 12 months convince him to stay?
"If not, I think it gives Arsenal a greater chance of getting back into the top four and that's where they need to be."
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