Aubameyang has been flirting with a move away from Arsenal this summer, with Barcelona said to be one of his potential suitors, but the 55-year-old has urged the Gabon international to pass up the chance of playing for the Spanish giants.
Aubameyang will be out of contract at the end of the 2020-2021 season and a new deal is yet to be agreed between him and Arsenal, and just like coach Mikel Arteta, Groves believes the former Borussia Dortmund man will extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium.
“I’m pretty confident he’s going to sign,” Groves, who played for Arsenal 1986 and 1992, told talkSPORT.
“Everything seems pretty positive. He has got a good relationship with Mikel Arteta, there seems to be a little bit of trust there.
“It’s his people in negotiations with Arsenal’s people, it’s nothing to do with Arteta and Aubameyang. I’d be pretty confident that Aubameyang is going to sign.
“Scoring the two goals and winning the FA Cup, that will make a difference because that will give him more belief that this team is going in the right direction. I’m not overly worried.”
‘I know it’s been mentioned about going to Barcelona, with all the stuff that’s going on there,” the English man added.
“If Messi goes, at this particular time, as a top player, you wouldn’t touch Barcelona with a barge pole.”
Aubameyang was Arsenal’s key man in front of goal in the 2019/2020 season, scoring 29 times in 44 appearances in all competitions.
