Mueez Bolaji
– Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will have a medical at Barcelona after the club agreed a free-transfer signing from Arsenal.
– The 32-year-old Gabon striker has not played for the Gunners since a disciplinary breach in December.
– He has scored 92 goals in 163 games since a £56m arrival from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.
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– Barcelona feared the move was dead earlier on transfer deadline day even though Aubameyang had flown to Spain.
– He had also been linked with a switch to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.
– The former Arsenal captain will sign a one-and-a-half-year deal at the Nou Camp and it will save the Gunners around £15m in wages.
– If he departs, it will leave Gunners boss Mikel Arteta with just Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah as his forwards for the remainder of the season.
– Aubameyang was sent home early from the Africa Cup of Nations in January because of ongoing health issues.
– The striker missed Gabon’s draw with Ghana after scans revealed “heart lesions” following a bout of Covid, although later scans gave him the all-clear.
