Chelsea reportedly had various different choices up entrance this summer season earlier than ultimately sealing the switch of former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Gabon worldwide joined from Barcelona on Deadline Day and can now be tasked with changing Romelu Lukaku, who final season grew to become the most recent high-profile flop to put on the quantity 9 shirt at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea followers will little question hope that Aubameyang can nonetheless carry out week in, week out even at 33 years of age, however one has to marvel if there have been higher choices on the market.
In accordance with The Athletic, Chelsea have been one of many golf equipment provided Cristiano Ronaldo, although Thomas Tuchel was not eager on that concept, whereas different massive names have been seemingly additionally explored.
Robert Lewandowski, Christopher Nkunku, Rafael Leao, Victor Osimhen, and Jonathan David are the opposite 5 forwards who had seemingly been checked out by the Blues, however for one motive or one other they couldn’t occur this summer season.
Lewandowski ended up shifting from Bayern Munich to Barcelona, whereas the others stayed with their present golf equipment for this season.
A report from Todo Fichajes now suggests Chelsea might be able to strive once more to signal Leao from AC Milan in January, although this deal certainly gained’t come low cost.
Aubameyang nonetheless seems an honest choice for Chelsea, nonetheless, with the veteran striker nonetheless trying a significant menace up entrance throughout his temporary spell at Barca, even when issues didn’t finish that nicely for him at Arsenal.
It’s additionally value noting that Aubameyang labored nicely with Tuchel once they have been collectively at Borussia Dortmund, so maybe the German tactician would now be excellent to revive his profession.
