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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is depressed with his situation at Chelsea, and wants to return to Barcelona.
However, reports that he may be about to re-join his former club in the January window can be discounted, because this is against football rules.
The regulations in Spain mean that the same player cannot be registered three times in a single season
Atlético Madrid are also reported to have enquired about his availability, but it seems that he is stuck at Stamford Bridge for the time being.
The Former Arsenal striker was one of the last pieces of transfer business done by Thomas Tuchel, but he has struggled to adapt to life in West London, especially under his successor Graham Potter.
In the recent Premier League game against Manchester City he suffered the indignity of being substituted as a substitute and did not even make the bench for the FA Cup tie between the two sides a few days later.
He remained on the bench for the defeat at Fulham.
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