Barcelona have almost given up on signing Atlético Madrid’s Álvaro Morata, now on loan at Juventus, in the winter market.
Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has emerged as the main target and Sport reported yesterday the La Liga side have decided to advance for the 32-year-old.
The forward has been frozen out at the Emirates as Mikel Arteta has not included him in a squad since the Gunners’ defeat to Everton on December 6th.
Sunday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo explains Xavi Hernández’s side have ‘outlined the arrival’ of the Gabon international, and the north London club want to ‘get rid of him’ this month.
It’s stated Barcelona have ‘everything agreed’ with both Arsenal and the player for a loan deal. However, the ‘key to everything is still held by Ousmane Dembélé’ as the Frenchman has now become a ‘problem’ for his club to sign Arteta’s man.
Dembélé’s contract expires in June and Barca have asked him to leave the Camp Nou after refusing to sign an extension. Unless and until he leaves the Spanish giants in less than 48 hours, they cannot bring in Aubameyang.
Therefore, the Arsenal attacker’s arrival at Barcelona ‘depends’ on his former Borussia Dortmund teammate leaving the club.
