Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pictured packing cardboard boxes into his car… but is it all that it seems?

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG was caught on camera packing cardboard boxes into his car this morning.

Rumours continue to circulate that the striker is on his way to Arsenal from German outfit Borussia Dortmund.

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But Gunners fans better not get too excited just yet.

The Gabon international was not packing up his belongings for a move to London, but receiving goods from one of his sponsors.

And a move could in fact still be some way off, after Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger claimed a deal was “not close”.

Gunners chief executive Ivan Gazidis was in Dortmund over the last 48 hours and was told it will cost £60million to land the Gabon striker.

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But Wenger has attempted to douse the optimism of fan, insisting: “We are not close to doing a deal for Aubameyang or anybody else.”

One stumbling block is that Dortmund do not want to part with Aubameyang until they have a replacement.

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But Wenger says that talks have not even got as far as Olivier Giroud being discussed as a makeweight.

The Frenchman added: “The negotiations are not as far as that. You never know how close you are.

“At the moment it’s one of the possible movements but we have other things as well. The final decision is not made.”

Gunners fans would love prolific scorer Aubameyang to follow Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the Emirates.

Yesterday the swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez move to Manchester United in return was completed, and the news of both went viral on social media.

Mkhitaryan, 29, wrote on social media: “Overjoyed and honoured to sign for the club I supported as a boy.”

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Speaking to the club website, the Armenian said he had “always dreamed” of playing for the club.

“I’m very happy that we could finish this deal and I’m very happy to be here,” he said.

“It’s a dream come true because I’ve always dreamed of playing for Arsenal.

Now that I’m here, I’ll do my best for this club to create history.

“I always loved the way that Arsenal played and the way that Arsene Wenger has managed the team.

“There have been a lot of young players, he’s managed them and they’ve done very well.

“Of course I was in love with the game of Thierry Henry.

“I loved the way he played – and maybe that was the reason to support Arsenal.”