Arsenal tore up his contract in a panic to get rid of his wages for good.
Six months later, Barcelona scored eleven league goals, securing a place in the Champions League, with nearly 130 million Swedish kronor and an additional left-back.
There were many stars that needed to align this to become a reality.
Moving on to sign a new star is extremely rare at the Camp Nou these days.
Would you go further in signing a January 33-year-old? It is rare regardless of club and context.
Barcelona succeeded in selling Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Because what they’re now selling for (about 130 million kroner plus Marcos Alonso) after getting him for free from Arsenal on the January transfer deadline this year, is part of a successful transfer business that wouldn’t have become a reality if it weren’t for it. For the many stars who were in the sky.
Contribute to a CL . ticket
The fact that Mikel Arteta and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s relationship was so irreparable that Arsenal felt compelled to let him go for free and not loan him (a decision detailed in interesting detail in a new Arsenal documentary series for Amazon Prime) was astronomical first. Barcelona Defense Authority.
Another “star” – which has already proven itself in its new environment. Although somewhat placated after his initial goal-scoring success, he finished the season with eleven goals in 17 league games. Conclusion He contributed greatly to securing Barcelona a Champions League ticket.
The CL ticket, along with all the “economic levers”, which in turn enabled the signing party during the summer, which in turn made Aubameyang somewhat redundant for Barcelona.
if not…
Then we have the all-stars in the blue skies of London at Chelsea which had to be properly publicized so that they actually chose to do this particular signature for all possible signatures.
If Romelu Lukaku and Thomas Tuchel’s relationship had not been destroyed by Inter’s courtship, Lukaku would surely have stayed and not been loaned to Inter. If there weren’t a lot of other positions you need to strengthen freely, you would have had a much larger budget to spend on a central striker. If Thomas Tuchel didn’t have his history with ‘Oba’, and with that in mind, they would probably have chosen another, younger option. If Todd Boehle hadn’t been in the market like he is, he probably would have said no. If Aubameyang’s relationship with Arsenal hadn’t broken down the way it did, he probably would have spoken out, too.
Barcelona accountants rejoice
So here we are now in a situation where Chelsea signed a 33-year-old striker with Arsenal tattooed on his arm, on deadline day. In fact, he could be a successful hire in hindsight, believe it or not (he’s still a very good striker after all, and they’ve lost their player type).
But the big winners are still Barcelona’s accountants, who can celebrate one of the very few financially successful transfers the club has made over the years.
Hats – whatever because of a perfect starry sky.