Chelsea boss Graham Potter has said Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is far from the “loud, flashy” character he is often portrayed to be.
Aubameyang was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy before leaving the club on a free transfer earlier this year, and the Chelsea striker faces his former side for the first time on Sunday.
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Last month Aubameyang said his “bad feelings” for Arsenal were in the past after a video surfaced in which he criticised manager Mikel Arteta, but Potter acknowledged Sunday’s game would be significant for the forward given his history at the north London club.
“He’s a quiet guy, so maybe the outside thinks he’s this really loud, flashy person, but he’s not — we’ve found him really quiet, really humble, a nice person [who] wants to support the team [and who] has been really respectful all the time,” Potter said.
“His taste in cars is a bit different to mine and his taste in clothes is a little bit different to mine but I’d like to think we’ve got some similarities as well.
