For the past few days, Chelsea wanting to sign Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been discussed repeatedly in the Catalan media.
Thomas Tuchel coached the forward when the two were at Borussia Dortmund and he wants to manage the player again, this time at Stamford Bridge.
Mundo Deportivo state the 33-year-old is in the news because Chelsea ‘want to get his services’, at a time when the Blaugrana need to raise funds.
The Gabon international doesn’t intend to move away from the Camp Nou and has the approval of Xavi Hernández, who is ‘forceful about his continuity’ at the club.
Aubameyang refused to comment and stayed silent when quizzed about his future by several reporters outside the El Prat airport yesterday.
With Memphis Depay set to join Juventus, it’s claimed ‘things should change a lot for Barça to let Aubameyang go’.
The report adds Xavi is counting on the ex-Arsenal man and the player also wants to stay with the La Liga side.
Chelsea are the club that ‘want him the most’, but they have not submitted an offer to Barca yet.
Sport claim Barcelona would demand about €25m for Aubameyang.
Meanwhile, Marca say Aubameyang’s case will ‘depend on how numbers add up’. Chelsea are tagged as they would be ‘willing to pay’ a fee to take him away from the Camp Nou.
The Gabonese arrived at Barca as a free agent earlier this year. Taking this into account, his sale could ‘seduce’ the Catalan club’s leaders.
