Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has officially been announced as a Barcelona player, following his arrival from Arsenal on a free transfer.
The 32-year-old has put pen to paper on a contract until 2025, but there is an option for the two to part ways in 2023. His release clause is 100 million euros.
Minutes before Barcelona confirmed Aubameyang’s arrival, the club were able to register him with LaLiga.
Aubameyang landed in Barcelona on Monday, January 31, and was officially released by Arsenal before midnight on transfer deadline day. He then passed his medical around 22:00 GMT and arrived at the club’s offices half an hour later.
Barcelona were in no hurry to register Aubameyang, as he’s joining the Catalan club on a free transfer and therefore they had more time to get everything in order. Finally, they completed the paperwork on Wednesday.
Although Aubameyang had not yet been registered nor announced by Barcelona, he trained under Xavi Hernandez’s orders for the first time on Tuesday.
Aubameyang has joined Ferran Torres and Adama Traore in the forward areas in January, so they will now compete with Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong, Abde Ezzalzouli and Ferran Jutgla for a spot in Xavi’s XI.
Dembele is another forward that Barcelona have at their disposal, but it remains to be seen if the club will stick to their word and make him sit in the stands for the remainder of the season.
