With the current season yet to resume due to the novel virus, coronavirus, European clubs like Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona, Juventus, are gearing up for next season and that involves transfers. This years transfers will be decided by few details, not by clubs with deep pockets but clubs with players to exchange with.
The latest rumour has it that, Chelsea are interested in signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and believe Arsenal will be forced to sell the striker this summer, according to reports.
Aubameyang will have just a year remaining on his contract in June and he has not yet agreed on a new deal with the Gunners.
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The Gabonese international has attracted interest from Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter, who are reportedly confident that Arsenal are now in a position where they will be forced to offload the 30-year-old in the next transfer window.
One of Frank Lampard’s priorities is to improve his attacking options after failing to sign a striker in the January transfer window and Aubameyang is on Chelsea’s shortlist.
Meanwhile, Barcelona attempted to sign Aubameyang in January but refused to meet Arsenal’s asking price, which was in excess of £50 million.
The Spanish champions are still interested in Aubameyang but are now understood to favour a move for Inter’s Lautaro Martinez.
The Telegraph report that Arsenal are ‘reluctant’ to offer Aubameyang a significant rise on his existing £200,000-a-week deal as they are wary of the situation they found themselves in after offering Mesut Ozil a contract worth £350,000 a week.
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Mikel Arteta has said that he will do ‘as much as he can’ to convince Aubameyang to stay at Arsenal. Since joining Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in a £56m deal in January 2018, Aubameyang has scored 61 goals in 97 games for the Gunners.
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