Given Aubameyang’s current situation, the report adds that a season-long loan deal is now a subject of the talks between Chelsea and Barcelona. The Gabon international could even join Tuchel’s ranks in January if he’s expected to be out for most of the action before club football pauses for the winter World Cup in Qatar.
Tuchel will be desperate for further firepower after Chelsea suffered back-to-back away defeats at Southampton on Tuesday night. Raheem Sterling’s £50million arrival from Manchester City has been a success so far, but the Blues are still missing a presence in the heart of the German coach’s front line after Romelu Lukaku’s Inter Milan return.
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