Former Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to return to Arsenal for medical examinations after he was diagnosed with heart lesions.
The Gabonese had recently been infected with Covid-19, but has returned to training since and felt healthy.
The London side, Arsenal are still waiting for confirmation from the Gabon Football Federation.
The Premier League club stated last week that they had been in touch with Aubameyang and are confident his condition is not serious.
Aubameyang did not play in either of Gabon’s first two group games at this year’s African Nations Cup.
The striker tested positive for coronavirus on his arrival in Cameroon for the tournament, but he returned a negative test last week before training on Thursday.
Aubameyang, along with team-mates Mario Lemina and Axel Meye, were shown to have “cardiac lesions” following bouts of Covid-19.
Gabon’s final group game is against Morocco on Tuesday.
Gabon are second in the Group C table and require a point against table-toppers Morocco to qualify for the last 16. They beat Comoros Islands 1-0 in their group opener last Monday, before snatching a late equaliser against Ghana in their second game. That match ended in a brawl at full-time as tensions spilled over.
Aubameyang has been heavily linked with a move away from Arsenal after being stripped of the club captaincy in December following a disciplinary breach.
He last played for the Gunners on December 6 during a five-minute appearance as a substitute in their 2-1 defeat against Everton, after being dropped to the bench by Mikel Arteta at Goodison Park.
Source: Skysports
