Get me Aubameyang! Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel wants Barcelona star to solve his striker crisis… with the Blues ready to make an offer to reunite the former Arsenal captain with his old Dortmund boss
- Chelsea are set to make a bid for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Talks between Chelsea and Barcelona will continue over the next 48 hours
- Thomas Tuchel enjoyed good relationship with the striker at Borussia Dortmund
- Meanwhile, Chelsea are weighing up a third bid for Leicester’s Wesley Fofana
Chelsea are poised to make an offer for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as they bid to take advantage of the financial problems engulfing the Catalan club.
Talks between Chelsea and Barcelona have begun and will continue over the next 48 hours, with the Premier League club prepared to make a formal bid for Aubameyang.
This week’s talks will determine how open Barcelona are to selling, though Aubameyang is believed to be unaware of any wish from Nou Camp chiefs to sell him, despite the £42.5million signing of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich this summer.
Chelsea are preparing to make an offer for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Aubameyang has a good relationship with Thomas Tuchel from their time at Dortmund
The former Arsenal striker played under Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund for two seasons. Interestingly, he wore the No 17 shirt in Germany, the number he was handed by Barcelona recently, a move viewed by some that the Spanish club are hopeful of keeping him.
Indeed, Aubameyang is not pushing to leave, having impressed since joining from the Emirates in January.
It remains to be seen if the 33-year-old would consider a move to Chelsea given his ties to rivals Arsenal, although his departure from north London was acrimonious.
Chelsea are in need of strikers this summer having let £97.5m record signing Romelu Lukaku return to Inter Milan on a season-long loan, while Timo Werner has rejoined RB Leipzig.
It remains to be seen if Aubameyang will consider joining Chelsea given his Arsenal past
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is eager for the club to strengthen further this summer
Meanwhile, Chelsea are weighing up a third…