BREAKING: #Aubameyang Returns To #Barcelona As Joao Felix Joins #Chelsea?—-Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has approached his former club Barcelona in a bid to return to the Camp Nou in January.
The Chelsea forward has fallen out of favour under Graham Potter in west London and the arrival of Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid seems to have sealed his fate. Aubameyang is not allowed to play for a new club until next season – as per FIFA rules – as he has featured for Barca and Chelsea already this season so has offered his services to the Catalan club. Sport state that the 33-year-old would “accept whatever they can pay him” and Chelsea would not pay any of his salary if he returned to the Camp Nou on loan.
Aubameyang has been at Stamford Bridge for less than five months and is already desperate to return to Barcelona. You can feel slightly sorry for him because he was convinced to join by his former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel… who was sacked by the Chelsea board just five days later. It seems like Aubameyang’s desired return to Barcelona hinges on the exit of Memphis Depay in the winter transfer window. Memphis has recently been linked with a loan move to Atletico Madrid as Felix’s replacement. So Aubameyang could replace Memphis at Barca, while Memphis replaces Felix at Atleti and Felix replaces Aubameyang at Chelsea
The player has told Barca his desire to return. He would accept whatever they can pay him if Memphis departs. Chelsea will not pay any of his salary if he goes out on loan.
