has responded to reports linking star striker Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang with a move to Arsenal in January.
The 26-year-old has been in stunning form this season
scoring 24 goals in 23 appearances for the Bundesliga side,
leading to reports that the Gunners are set to spend £42
million to bring him to the Premier League.
While Watzke insists Dortmund could cope without
Aubameyang, he also says the club are confident they can
keep hold of their players.
"One must never make the mistake to believe that a club like
BVB is dependent on a player. We are not dependent on
anyone," he told Bild.
"When Robert Lewandowski left, we found [a solution] and
he even has three more goals than Lewa.
"We are now so well positioned that we can offer alternative
solutions again and again.
"[The goal is that] our team stays together. We do not have
as much money as the top stars in the Premier League, but
we have a lot of other things to offer - for example our
players were able to celebrate Christmas."
Watzke also pointed out this isn't the first time a Dortmund
player has been linked with a move away, using the
examples of Mats Hummels and Ilkay Gundogan.
He added: "Last year around this time, many journalists
wrote that our top players would be gone.
"Hummels was at Manchester United. Gundogan was with
[Real] Madrid, Manchester or Barcelona. And where are they
now? Still with us!"
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