Thursday’s switch Deadline Day noticed a number of offers accomplished and arguably the largest when it comes to profile was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s transfer from Barcelona to Chelsea.
After permitting Romelu Lukaku to re-join Inter Milan on mortgage and Timo Werner to re-join RB Leipzig, it was no secret – Chelsea had been in determined want of a brand new talisman, and regardless of it being contact and go because the window ticked down, the Blues, led by new proprietor Todd Boehly, lastly bagged their man.
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Regardless that the Gabonese ahead is Arsenal’s former captain, after penning a two-year deal, Aubameyang was clearly excited by the chance to return to London and the Premier League.
Unfinished enterprise. ?#AubameyangIsChelsea pic.twitter.com/3YD52HQr6b
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 2, 2022
Talking solely to CaughtOffside in regards to the 33-year-old’s current change, former Liverpool participant Stan Collymore mentioned: “A number of the arguments and punditry has been round his age, however he’ll rating targets. You stick the ball in entrance of him and he’ll rating targets.
“He’ll love residing the high-life in London, so from that perspective, there aren’t any issues. What are the downsides?
“The upside is that he’ll rating targets, he’s a match lad. I don’t fear about his bodily form. He’s labored with [Thomas] Tuchel earlier than in fact, so he is aware of the supervisor very nicely.
“[…] The unfavourable isn’t his age, aside from he’s not going to be hanging round for greater than seemingly 12 months, 18 months, two years most, and that’s okay as a result of Chelsea have the sources they usually have the scouting community to go and pop one other £80m – £90m on a striker down the road, in the event that they need to.”
. @StanCollymore thinks Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s transfer from #Barca to #CFC is an efficient one with only a few downsides ?
“A number of the arguments have been about his age, however he’ll rating targets” ? pic.twitter.com/QlWqhNeKXe
— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) September 2, 2022
