Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said the chance to be reunited with Henrikh Mkhitaryan was "a big factor" in his decision to leave Borussia Dortmund for Arsenal.

Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan were previously teammates with Dortmund.

"He called me a few times. He asked, 'Will you come or not?' I said, 'First, you have to tell me if you sign or not.' He told me all was done and, of course, it was a big factor in coming here," Aubameyang said on the Arsenal Weekly podcast.

"It's like [being reunited with] a brother. It's a good friend. We played together in the past and I'm really happy to see him again."