Aubameyang tells ex-Barcelona team-mates he wants Nou Camp return

Chelsea outcast Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tells former Barcelona team-mates he wants to RETURN to the Nou Camp with the forward out of favour at Stamford Bridge… but he is not a priority signing for Xavi

  • Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants to return to Barcelona
  • However, Barcelona are not prioritising a move to bring him back this summer 
  • The Gabon forward has found himself out of favour at Stamford Bridge 

Chelsea striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has been in touch with former teammates at Barcelona telling them he is keen to return.

Aubameyang has endured a torrid time at Stamford Bridge but is not Barca’s priority this summer.

Chelsea, who have put a deal in place for yet another winger – Benfica’s 18-year-old Diego Moreira – on a free this summer, are continuing to hold discussions over more additions but will inevitably let Aubameyang go.

They have held talks over popular Barcelona midfielder Gavi, who will also become a free agent this summer, if his contract isn’t registered and have taken soundings over Rafael Leao’s situation at AC Milan in the past week.

Any deal for Leao is complicated by compensation claims and sell-on clauses from his previous clubs Sporting Lisbon and Lille.

Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has told ex-Barca team-mates he wants to return

However, Xavi’s Barcelona are not prioritising a move for the out of favour Blues forward 

Chelsea, who are expected to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager, retain an interest in Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund too.

Todd Boehly stressed to Mason Mount that he remains part of their plans last week but the reality is, with all their spending, something will still have to give this summer with several departures expected.

Last week a report in the Mirror claimed that Barcelona were targeting a double swoop on Chelsea for both Aubameyang and midfielder N’Golo Kante.

The report claimed that Xavi has a list of targets and will offer Kante a two-year deal, with the LaLiga club wanting an answer from Aubameyang by the first week in June. 

Kante signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2016, joining in a £30m deal from Premier League-winning Leicester.   

Meanwhile, Aubameyang arrived from the Nou Camp on deadline day in September 2022 but has not been able to replicate his form from when he first joined Barcelona. 

That first season saw him score 13 times in 23 games following the sour end to his time with Arsenal – where he was frozen out due to disciplinary breaches under then-boss Mikel Arteta. 


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