Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stuck at Chelsea with striker unable to rejoin Barcelona this season

The Spanish FA have confirmed that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cannot be re-registered as a Barcelona player this season, leaving him trapped at Chelsea for the remainder of the campaign.

Aubameyang has endured a miserable return to the Premier League after arriving at Stamford Bridge in August, and it has been claimed that he would be willing to make any sacrifices necessary to move back to Barcelona.

Certain reports suggest he would even be willing to play ‘almost for free’ at the Nou Camp in order to gain more first-team action.

Spanish FA rules state that a player cannot be re-registered in the same season that they left

However, having started the campaign with the Catalan giants, Aubameyang was de-registered by the club when he joined Chelsea, and Spanish FA rules state that a player cannot be re-registered in the same season.  

This means that he now looks set to stay at Chelsea, and the forward will have to try to work his way back into the team having fallen out of favour under Graham Potter.

Aubameyang has not started a single game for Chelsea since November and the loan signing of Joao Felix will only increase competition in forward positions. 

He had been hoping for an escape route back to Barcelona, with Sport reporting that he was eyeing a return if Memphis Depay left the club.

The Spanish news outlet said Aubameyang understands he was ‘wrong’ to leave Barca in the summer and that he would be willing to sacrifice his salary to return. 

It is believed the 33-year-old would have accepted whatever amount his former club could afford to pay him following Depay’s departure. 

Aubameyang (left) has not started a game for Chelsea since November and wanted return to Barcelona if Memphis Depay (right) was sold by the club this month

He was left embarrassed after a dismal performance against Man City on January 5 (above)

Aubameyang’s desperation comes after a disappointing spell at…