Fire extinguisher ‘prank’ sees Auba dropped

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG has been dropped from Marseille’s squad after reportedly spraying a staff member with a fire extinguisher, with players also claimed to have ‘trashed’ rooms at the training ground.

Marseille chiefs ordered the squad to stay at the Robert Louis-Dreyfus training centre earlier this week, with the hierarchy seeking to respond to their dismal run of form.

According to reports, former Arsenal skipper Aubameyang led a group of 10 players in throwing an impromptu party on their fourth night at their base, often referred to as La Commanderie.

The 36-year-old was said to have sprayed a fire extinguisher over Bob Tahri, his bed and his belongings. Tahri had been at the training ground as a representative of the club’s sporting director, according to L’Equipe, and was tasked with enforcing a curfew.

Tahri, a former World Championship silver medallist in the steeplechase, was said to have been angered by the incident and reported it to Marseille’s hierarchy.

L’Equipe added that Aubameyang apologised to Tahri, with the forward claiming that he only wanted to ‘liven things up’.

Aubameyang was then dropped from Marseille’s squad for their match against Le Havre today.

Marseille’s season has faltered badly since Roberto De Zerbi — now at Tottenham — left in February.

The French giants have won just once in the league since March 13, ending their ambitions of qualifying for the Champions League.

Marseille’s performances have provoked a furious reaction from fans, pundits and the French press in recent weeks. And former Manchester United striker Mason

Greenwood has been a focal point for the criticism.

The Englishman and his Marseille team-mates were all given 0/10 ratings after a 3-0 defeat at relegation-threatened Nantes.

The forward was branded ‘scandalous’ and compared to a circus actor by local newspaper La Provence in a withering review.