Chelsea are prepared to terminate the contract of out-of-favour forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after his return to Barcelona ...
The 33 year old Gabonese striker returned to Spain to watch Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid on Sunday at Camp Nou before joining the Barcelona players in the dressing room to celebrate their victory.
The report adds that Aubameyang openly expressed his desire to return to return to Barcelona during his visit to Spain. It is thought he would even be willing to take a pay cut in order to facilitate the move.
Aubameyang’s trip to Barcelona hasn’t gone down too well in Chelsea. The Blues are reportedly open to terminating the striker’s contract a year early and let him link back up with the Catalan club in the summer.
The return to England has been one to forget for Aubameyang, having been brought in under the specific request of Thomas Tuchel only for the German to be sacked just days later.
Under Graham Potter, Aubameyang has become surplus to requirements given his removal from the Blues’ Champions League squad and absence from the matchday squad of the last two Premier League outings.
Any potential termination of Aubameyang’s contract will likely come in the summer.
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