ANYONE except Barcelona! Chelsea will ‘REFUSE’ to allow Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to fulfill his wish to return to Camp Nou… after the Blues were unimpressed by his recent trip to support his former team in El Clasico
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang likely to leave Chelsea in the summer
- He has barely played in recent months and is out of favor with the Blues
- The striker angered the club by celebrating with his former Barcelona teammates
Chelsea are reportedly letting disfavored Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leave the club this summer but will refuse to let him join Barcelona after the Blues were furious when the striker went to support his former team. in El Clásico this month.
Aubameyang, who came to Stamford Bridge for £12m in the summer from the Catalan giants, has endured a miserable spell in west London.
Within six days and one game of joining, his former Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel was sacked and he has struggled to gain playing time ever since.
The former Arsenal captain has scored just three goals in 18 appearances in all competitions, missed out on his Champions League side for the round of 16 and hasn’t started in Premier League games since before the Cup. of the world.
As a result, it seems clear that Aubameyang will leave this summer and according to Spanish outlet AStheir preferred destination would be a return to the Camp Nou, while Inter Milan are among other accredited teams with interest.
Chelsea will let Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang join any club other than Barcelona this summer
The Blues were furious after Aubameyang watched and celebrated with his former Barcelona teammates after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in El Clasico earlier this month.
However, during this month’s El Clásico, where Franck Kessie scored a last-minute winner to ensure Xavi’s side moved 12 points ahead of Real Madrid, Aubameyang was spotted at the Camp Nou. He then joined his former teammates in celebrating the big win.
In an Instagram Story posted by Spanish striker Ferran Torres, Aubameyang, who was at Barca for just seven months (scoring 13 times in 24 games), remains close to several members of the first team and was photographed in the midst of the festivities for the locker room.
Torres captioned the story ‘Grande’, which means big in Spanish, while also tagging the unfashionable Chelsea man.
Aubameyang’s involvement in the celebrations reportedly infuriated Chelsea, who are now determined not to sell the player to Barcelona as a result.
The teams were involved in several rival transfer moves over the summer, with Barcelona besting the Blues with the signings of Jules Kounde and Raphinha.
The report goes on to claim that with various financial Fair Play constraints, the Catalan giants see the Chelsea striker as an affordable but quality signing they could make, although players will have to be sent out to accommodate a potential arrival.
But they will reportedly have a lot of work to do to convince the Blues to part ways with Aubameyang, and Graham Potter’s side are unlikely to make it easy for them.
Chelsea return to action on Saturday night with a home clash against Aston Villa as Potter’s side aim to control the 11-point deficit in the top four.
Aubameyang would like to return to his old club, which he left in the summer to sign for the Blues
He has endured a miserable time at Chelsea, fighting for playing time and scoring three goals.