Todd Boehley’s Chelsea are the biggest spenders in Europe this summer after an outlay of nearly $280 million
Todd Boehley’s Chelsea are the biggest spenders in Europe this summer after an outlay of nearly $280 million
Chelsea soccer The club signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona before the summer transfer window closed, giving manager Thomas Tuchel a new striker a season after he could not make it to work with Romelu Lukaku.
Aubameyang, 33, made a return to the Premier League after just seven months at Barcelona, where he moved after being released by Arsenal. The deal was reportedly worth $14 million.
“I have some unfinished work with the Premier League, so it’s nice to be back and really exciting,” said Aubameyang, who has signed a two-year contract in a transfer announced by Chelsea almost 90 minutes after the deadline. .
The West London club is the highest spending club in Europe in this window with an outlay of approximately USD 280 million.
Aubameyang will not be immediately available for Chelsea after suffering a jaw injury in the home attack in Spain this week. Armed thieves hit Gabon International in the face and forced her to open a safe for the jewellery, officials said.
Aubameyang, who scored 13 goals in 23 appearances for Barcelona, was expected to be sidelined for a few weeks.
The Gabon striker played for Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund.
Lukaku is at Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal less than a year after joining Chelsea for USD 135 million as the seventh-most expensive soccer player at the time.
Aubameyang, who has three years left on his Barcelona contract, suffered a jaw injury after an armed robbery at his home and is expected to be out of action for three weeks.
Chelsea are playing without a recognized striker after Romelu Lukaku moved back to Inter Milan on loan, while Timo Werner returned to RB Leipzig.
The London club has signed several high-profile players in the transfer window, including Raheem Sterling And Kalidou Koulibaly,