At 36 years old, having just celebrated his birthday, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been released from his contract. Although he had a contract in effect until 2026, the Gabonese footballer has grown tired of his time at Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia and has negotiated his release. He can join any team in the world and, surprisingly, he is negotiating his return to a top-level club where he left a very good impression.
Aubameyang will return to Europe
Fabrizio Romano has surprised everyone, announcing on his X account where Aubameyang's future lies. The striker is in negotiations to return to Olympique de Marseille, his last team before moving to Saudi Arabia. There has been a meeting and "his return is a real possibility".
Marseille is open to making this move happen, but it sets a key condition. Everything must happen according to its financial conditions, with salary being an important point. The Gabonese footballer is earning a lot of money at Al-Qadsiah and will have to significantly lower his wages.
A return to Barça is ruled out
Although he left a very good impression during his short spell at FC Barcelona, the truth is that his return is completely ruled out. At 36 years old, Aubameyang doesn't fit into Hansi Flick's plans, who doesn't have the urgency to look for a number 9 in this transfer window. The priority is a left winger, a position the Gabonese footballer can't fill at this time.
The relationship between Barça and Aubameyang remains good, very good. To the point that he offered to return under very favorable financial conditions. But it won't be possible.
He arrived in January 2022, at a time of great need for Barça. He did so after terminating his contract with Arsenal and left a great impression. He played a total of 24 matches, with very good numbers of 13 goals and 1 assist, becoming one of the idols of Barcelona fans.
Although he signed a contract for several years, in the summer transfer window he left for Chelsea for 12 million euros. Barcelona's financial situation led to his departure, something that caused great sadness among the Culer fans. Now, although he has surprisingly offered to return, he has been rejected and is now targeting Marseille, as Fabrizio Romano has revealed.