FINALLY! Chelsea target pictured at airport amid move to Chelsea
SportBIBLE reports that Chelsea and Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have reached a transfer agreement. Aubameyang was spotted at the city airport.
The Blues, who are searching for a new center-forward attacker, have made the Gabonese a target.
Only seven months after leaving Arsenal for Barcelona, Aubameyang is reportedly set to return to the Premier League for a fee of £18 million.
The forward was spotted at the Barcelona airport, and it’s been suggested that he may have flown to London to officially announce the deal.
There had seemed to be problems over finding a resolution over a fee during the two clubs’ negotiations.
The Blues and Barca seem to have settled on an £18 million fee.
Aubameyang has impressed at Barca following his move from Arsenal, scoring 13 goals in 24 appearances.
However, the arrival of prolific Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has poured doubt on Aubameyang’s place in Xavi Hernandez’s XI.
If he does return to the Premier League with Chelsea, he will be reunited with Thomas Tuchel, of whom he played under at Borussia Dortmund.
Aubameyang played 95 times under Tuchel, scoring 79 goals and the latter has spoken highly of his time with the Gabonese, saying:
“It was a pleasure (working with Aubameyang). Some players stay your players because you were very close and Auba is one of these players. Even when we played against him with Arsenal, straight away there was this close bond.”
?? Aubameyang at the Barcelona airport. Ready to fly to London? pic.twitter.com/BoZIXhUjqT
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