According to the Brazilian international, their captain left because of a rift with the coaching staff, while adding that the players wanted him to stay.
If you recall that the 32-year-old had not played for the Gunners since December 6, with Mikel Arteta stripping him of the captaincy later in the month.
Following this fall out with his boss, he agreed to terminate his contract with a year left and he joined Barcelona on two years deal this January window.
'Aubameyang is in my heart, we all wanted him at Arsenal,' the Brazilian told the Oh My Goal YouTube channel.
'It's something that happened between him and the coaching staff, the other players weren't in it.'
Aubameyang made his mark at Barcelona last weekend as he scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Valencia in La Liga.
He added to that on Thursday night as he found the net in the 4-2 victory over Napoli in the Europa League.
Gabriel Magalhães continued: 'I said goodbye to him before he left, I hope he enjoys Barcelona, he is a very nice person with a big heart and I love him very much.'
During his spell at Arsenal, Aubameyang scored 92 goals in 163 appearances for Arsenal since joining from Borussia Dortmund for then club record fee.
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