After the 2022 winter window closed, Barcelona officially announced the signing of Aubameyang, and the former Arsenal striker joined as a free agent, becoming Barca's fourth player to sign in the winter window.
Debuting in Milan's academy, Aubameyang has played for Dijon, Lille, Monaco and Saint-Etiennes, and after moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2013, Aubameyang scored 98 goals in 144 appearances.
In 2018, Aubameyang switched to Arsenal for a record €56 million and has since scored 68 goals in 128 appearances. Due to repeated violations of team rules, Aubameyang's captain's armband was stripped away by Arteta and later entered Arsenal's purge list.
Aubameyang has always been a target for Barca, but due to the delay in sending Dembele, Barca did not really advance Obameyang's transfer until the last day. On Monday morning, Aubameyang flew to Barcelona to prepare for a medical examination at Barca.
However, the deal was once likely to fail as Arsenal and Barca could not agree on Aubameyang's 35,000 weekly salary. However, 3 hours before the transfer window closed, the two sides reached an agreement.
Laporta, who attended the 74th World Sport Congress, said: "We want to sign Aubameyang, this transfer is complicated but promising. We still have options and we will stick to the last 1 minute. ”
In the end, Arsenal chose to terminate his contract with Aubameyang, which paved the way for him to move to Barca. In order to switch to Barca, Aubameyang chose a sharp salary cut. World Sports revealed that by June 30, Aubameyang's monthly salary will be only 5,000 euros.
After the termination of his contract with Arsenal, Aubameyang became a free agent, thus being able to complete the transfer after the winter window closed. On February 1, Aubameyang, who has not yet officially joined Barca, has already participated in training, and the World Sports newspaper has also published a photo of Aubameyang signing the contract.
According to the media, Barca will sign a six-month contract with Aubameyang, which includes the option to renew the contract for 1 year. According to the analysis of the Daily Sports, Aubameyang will form a forward trident with Ferran Torres and Depay.
In the winter window, Barca have previously signed Alves, Ferran Torres and Traore, and Aubameyang has become Barca's fourth new signing in the winter window. Unfortunately, due to the restrictions of UEFA rules, Barca can only register for 3 of them in European competition.