Barcelona took no small gamble with the signing of Pierre-Emerick Obmiang. The Gabonese striker has made some big years at Arsenal, but in the last year has clashed with the club and his name has starred in headlines mostly in the context of disciplinary matters. Obmiang has so far received minutes from the bench from Xavi, but against Valencia he opened up and proved he is still a football star when he scored a big hat-trick (Pedry’s goal was scored to his credit).
“I called my dad and told him I was going to Barcelona because I wanted to play at this club,” Obmiang told Sport, “I really wanted to come to Barcelona, it was an amazing opportunity for me. I did everything to be a Barcelona player. I also had offers from Italy and England, Barça is Barça, you can’t say no to them. “
Obmiang also referred to rumors that Barcelona will try to sign Arling Holland in the summer and said: “It would be an honor to play with Holland in Barcelona. At a young age, he is already one of the best players in the world. He is a huge star, if he comes, it will be perfect. I love competition”.
On the ambitions at his new club: “My dream is to win the championship and the Champions League with Barcelona, I also have a lot of experience in the Europa League.”
On Osman Dembele: “When I got here, I said to him ‘Dude, you have to stay here. Anything can happen’. He’s like my brother, I told him we would work together for a long time.”