Footie Central | Football Blog Blogging the football world
Just seven months after leaving Arsenal, striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is back in London and the Premier League.
This time he has signed for Chelsea, reuniting him with Thomas Tuchel, who he played under when they were both at Borussia Dortmund together.
He left the Gunners to sign for Barcelona and the 33=-year old scored 13 times in 24 games for them. The Catalans did not want to lose him, but financial constraints have forced them to trim their wage bill.
The reported fee is £12 million plus left-back Marcos Alonso, whose six year stay at Stamford Bridge has now come to an end.
The Gabonese striker has agreed a two year deal, the club having the option for a further 12 months.
Tuchel will be hoping that Aubameyang can provide an injection of pace to an attack that has looked pedestrian so far this season.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.