Aubameyang’s Arrival in Barcelona Was Full of Drama

DBasia.news – Barcelona have reportedly completed the transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang before the winter transfer window closes. But the arrival of the Gabonese attacker was tinged with drama.

Barcelona are trying to bring in a new striker in the transfer market this winter. It was forced to do after Sergio Aguero was forced to retire early due to heart problems.

Initially Barcelona made Alvaro Morata the main target. Various attempts have been made to bring him from Juventus.

However, until a few days before the close of the transfer market, Morata’s transfer remained difficult to realize. Barcelona also made Aubameyang an alternative option.

Aubameyang is indeed one of the few top strikers who are likely to be brought in by Barcelona. It cannot be separated from the fate of the striker who has been frozen from the Arsenal main squad.

Aubameyang flew directly to Barcelona to speed up his move on Monday (31/1) morning local time. He then underwent medical tests and continued negotiations at the Blaugrana office.

But this transfer is in fact more complicated than expected. Barcelona and Arsenal are even said to have ended negotiations because there was no common ground.

According to reports from Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona want to borrow Aubameyang until the end of the season. But El Barca objected to Arsenal’s request to pay the 32-year-old’s salary in full.

Not without reason Barcelona refused Arsenal’s request. With a fee of 350,000 pounds per week, Aubameyang’s wages certainly exceed the salary limit set so that he cannot be registered in LaLiga.

Aubameyang’s Sacrifice

After a near miss, Aubameyang finally took action. He asked Arsenal to terminate his contract with five months remaining.

Arsenal’s request was approved. The Gunners can save funds of 20 million pounds from the termination of Aubameyang’s contract.

With this condition, Aubameyang became without a club status. Barcelona was not being chased by time to register it before the close of the transfer market.

Barcelona has not officially announced the arrival of Aubameyang. However, both parties have signed an 18-month cooperation agreement.