Chelsea is trying to take advantage of Aubameyang by all possible means, so the Gabonese striker offered Atletico Madrid to reduce the cost of signing Joao Felix at the end of the season.
According to “The Standard”, the English club does not intend to pay for the option to buy Joao Felix, but they include the players as a swap so that everyone benefits. Atlético may be interested in the former Barcelona striker and also Cucurella, who plays for the London club.
Chelsea want to get some revenue from Aubameyang, who signed last summer for €12m. He does not want him on the team, but is reluctant to give him a letter of freedom, which the player’s environment has already begun to negotiate.
Chelsea will not make it easy for him to return to Barcelona and they are trying to convince him to agree to enter into a swap deal with Atletico Madrid or go to Inter Milan, a club that will pay a certain amount for the transfer.
Aubameyang remains firm in his decision to leave the Premier League, but to do so is to return to the Camp Nou. He wants to return to live in Barcelona for family reasons, and in addition, he performed exceptionally well at the Catalan club.
The Bolgrana club opened the doors to him but also made it clear that they would only sign him if it was at no cost and with a significant pay cut, which he would accept.
In Barcelona they believe that everything will be a matter of time because the player has the upper hand in this situation. Chelsea will ultimately be more interested in saving Aubameyang’s record salary and avoiding trouble inside the dressing room so they have no choice but to open the doors for him.
Aubameyang will accept the role of being an understudy to Lewandowski as he is convinced he will end up getting several playing opportunities throughout the season.
Source: Sport