Ex-Arsenal star, Lauren has claimed that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new contract with Arsenal not because of money or winning trophies.

The Gunners captain had entered the final year of his previous deal at the Emirates and it appeared like he would be leaving the club.

Arsenal feared for the worst and even Mikel Arteta admitted that he wasn’t sure if his captain was staying when he first joined the Gunners.

The Gabon striker eventually signed a new deal much to the relief of Arsenal’s fans.

With several top teams looking to sign him, some fans might think that he signed a new Arsenal contract because of money or winning trophies, but Lauren reckons there is a much deeper reason why the former Borussia Dortmund striker didn’t leave the Emirates.

Lauren who snubbed a move to Real Madrid to join Arsenal reckons that Aubameyang signed a new deal because of the family feeling at Arsenal.

He told Goal.com: “Arsenal is my family and it will always be my family because it’s the place I grew up as a person in so many ways.

“It’s not only about the trophies, it’s not about the money. It’s more than that. You see now with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: it’s not about money, you love the place, you love the people and the way they treat you. This is Arsenal.

“Arsenal give you everything necessary to make you feel like you are in a family and I really feel that Arsenal is my family.”

 

Don Jazzy, the Nigerian music producer and CEO of Mavin Records, has lost his mum. 

 

In an Instagram post, the music producer announced that his mother passed away in the early hours of Friday.

Don Jazzy said she has been battling cancer — although he didn’t reveal if that was the cause of her death.

In the post, the music producer described his mother as “the matriarch” of the family who was his “supporter and backbone”.

 

He added that her demise has left him “beyond devastated”.

“I lost my sweet mother this morning. The matriarch of the family. My supporter and backbone,” he wrote.

“I’m beyond devastated. I have never felt pain like this in my life but I’m consoled by the good life she lived. She was lived by everyone that ever met her.

 

“She was so strong till the last minute for us even while she battled with cancer. I have never typed a note difficult caption in my life.

“Please for our mum’s soul to rest in peace and for strength for my dad, my siblings, her grandchildren and our entire family to bear this loss.”

A number of celebrities and fans have taken to the comment section of the post to offer their condolences.

May her soul rest in peace