Aubameyang to Wear Thierry Henryâ€™s Number 14 Jersey at Arsenal

* Giroud joins Chelsea

Arsenal have signed Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for a club record Â£56m. The forward is to wear jersey Number 14 made popular by Thierry Henry.

The Gunners had two bids for Aubameyang rejected by Dortmund before agreeing a fee that eclipses the Â£46.5m they paid for Alexandre Lacazette in July.

Arsenal said the 28-year-old – the 2015 African Footballer of the Year – had joined on “a long-term contract”.

Dortmund agreed to the sale after striking a deal to sign Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi on loan.

Aubameyang said: “I’m really happy to be here in this great team.

“The club has such a big history and great players like Thierry Henry. He’s an example for us strikers. I’m a fast player and I score goals too, like Henry a little bit. I think I have to work a lot to be like him, but I will do.

“I hope that we will come back to the top as soon as possible. I will do my best to join in.”
Aubameyang scored 141 goals in 213 games for Dortmund, including 21 in 24 matches this season.

Also wednesday, Chelsea signed Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud on an 18-month deal for about Â£18m.
France international Giroud, 31, leaves Arsenal having scored 105 goals in 253 games since signing from Montpellier for a reported Â£12m in June 2012.

Borussia Dortmund have also confirmed a deal to sign Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi until the end of the season.

“Chelsea is one of the biggest teams in the Premier League – they have won maybe the most trophies in the last six or seven years,” Giroud said in a statement.