DBasia.news – Chelsea have reportedly found a bright spot to bring in Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Chelsea tried to ask for a discount to Barcelona in order to reduce their funds.
Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel, asked Chelsea management to bring in a new striker. Understandably, Chelsea have lost two strikers, namely Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner.
Of the many names circulating, the choice fell to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The former AC Milan player was once Tuchel’s foster child at Borussia Dortmund.
Then, Chelsea opened the door to negotiations with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The two parties discussed the details of the contract.
“To be told that Chelsea’s meeting with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Thursday night ended very positively. Personal terms won’t be a problem. Chelsea and Auba are on the same page regarding contracts,” transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on Twitter.
However, Chelsea’s path to getting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did not necessarily become smooth. The reason, Barcelona put a tag of 30 million euros to the 33-year-old striker.
According to Chelsea, the figure is too high. Moreover, when bringing Aubameyang from Arsenal, Barcelona did not need to spend transfer funds. Therefore, Chelsea asked for a discount.
In fact, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s career with Barcelona only started in the winter of 2022. Aubameyang’s performance was quite good by recording 11 goals in just 17 LaLiga matches.
However, the arrival of Robert Lewandowski made Aubameyang only a backing player. Reportedly, Barcelona will only give up one of Aubameyang or Memphis Depay who will leave this transfer window.