Permanent or loan deal?
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will not move from Arsenal to Barcelona on loan as of now. The planned transfer of the Gabonese is turning into a thriller in recent hours – with an open outcome. As The Athletic journalist David Ornstein reports, the talks between the clubs have broken down because of disagreements over the payment of the striker’s wages. Aubameyang, who is already in Barcelona, will return to London – unless the Catalans can increase their offer in terms of salary after all.
Update, 08:39 p.m. GMT: The transfer thriller apparently comes to a happy ending for everyone involved: According to The Athletic, FC Barcelona have verbally agreed with Arsenal to sign Aubameyang on loan for six months. In addition, there is said to be an option for another year. The attacking player is expected to undergo the pending and long-planned medical this evening. Sky Sports, meanwhile, reports that the deal is going to be a permanent one.
Saliba, Aubameyang & Co. – Arsenal’s record signings
William Saliba | 19/20 for €30M from AS Saint-Étienne
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 17/18 for €34M from Man United
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Martin Ødegaard | 21/22 for €35M from Real Madrid
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Shkodran Mustafi | 16/17 for €41M from Valencia
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Alexis Sánchez | 14/15 for €42.5M from FC Barcelona
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Granit Xhaka | 16/17 for €45M from Bor. M’gladbach
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Mesut Özil | 13/14 for €47M from Real Madrid
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Thomas Partey | 20/21 for €50M from Atlético
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Alexandre Lacazette | 17/18 for €53M from Olympique Lyon
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Ben White | 21/22 for €58.5M from Brighton
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 17/18 for €63.8M from BVB
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Nicolas Pépé | 19/20 for €80M from LOSC Lille
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Update, 8:31 p.m GMT: At the Mundo Deportivo gala, Laporta revealed in the evening: “Mateu Alemany (CEO) told me that it looks like Aubameyang will come.” In return, Ousmane Dembélé could leave the club – there is interest from the Premier League. “The last option for Dembélé is a move to an English club,” Laporta said.
Update, 06:37 p.m. GMT: According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal have told Aubameyang that the club does not intend to reach a compromise with FC Barcelona regarding the payment of the salary. The ball is now in the Catalans’ court, and they, in turn, will have to try to get the deal over the line – in other words, Barça will pay the full salary or there will be no transfer. President Joan Laporta, meanwhile, said: “We still have options open. We are working on it – and we will do so until the last minute.” On signing Aubameyang, he club boss added: “It’s very complicated, but there is hope.”
On the other hand, reporter Gerard Romero, who is well connected with the Blaugranas, stated shortly afterwards – citing sources from the hospital in Barcelona – that Aubameyang’s medical is still scheduled. Adrià Albets disagrees, writing that the check scheduled for 5 p.m. local time will not take place as things stand because the economic differences between Arsenal and Barça could not be resolved and the player could not be registered. The journalist refers to sources within the club. Albets finishes his tweet with words “The party goes on”.
Guimarães, Díaz & Co. – The top winter transfers in 2022
Christian Eriksen – Without club -> Brentford – Market value: €15M
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Free transfer
This list takes into account both transfer fee and market value. The higher number is decisive for the ranking.
Romain Faivre – Stade Brest -> Olympique Lyon – Market value: €15M
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Fee: €15M
Yusuf Yazici – LOSC Lille -> CSKA Moscow – Market value: €15M
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Loan fee: €350K
Sérgio Oliveira – FC Porto -> AS Roma – Market value: €15M
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Loan fee: €1M
Arthur Cabral – FC Basel -> Fiorentina – Market value: €15M
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Fee: €14M
Ricardo Pepi – Dallas -> FC Augsburg – Fee: €16.4M
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Market value: €8M
Matt Targett- Aston Villa -> Newcastle – Market value: €17M
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Loan deal
Amad Diallo – Man United -> Rangers – Market value: €18M
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Loan deal
Philippe Coutinho – FC Barcelona -> Aston Villa – Market value: €18M
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Loan deal
Kieran Trippier – Atlético -> Newcastle – Market value: €18M
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Fee: €15M
Wout Weghorst – VfL Wolfsburg -> Burnley – Market value: €20M
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Fee: €14M
Julián Álvarez – River Plate -> Man City – Market value: €20M
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Fee: €17M
On loan at River Plate until the summer
Ilaix Moriba – RB Leipzig -> Valencia – Market value: €20M
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Loan deal
Jérémie Boga – Sassuolo -> Atalanta – Market value: €20M
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Loan deal
David Neres – Ajax -> Shakhtar – Market value: €20M
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Fee: €12M
Yuri Alberto – Internacional -> Zenit – Fee: €20M
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Market value: €12M
Giovani Lo Celso – Tottenham -> Villarreal | Market value: €22M
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Loan deal
Tecatito Corona – FC Porto -> Sevilla – Market value: €22M
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Fee: €3M
Jonathan Ikoné – LOSC Lille -> Fiorentina – Market value: €22M
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Fee: €14M
Vitaliy Mykolenko – Dynamo Kyiv -> Everton – Fee: €23.5M
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Market value: €17M
Donny van de Beek – Man United -> Everton – Market value: €25M
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Loan deal
Rodrigo Bentancur – Juventus -> Tottenham – Market value: €25M
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Fee: €19M
Sardar Azmoun – Zenit -> Leverkusen – Market value: €25M
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Fee: €4M
Denis Zakaria – Gladbach -> Juventus – Market value: €27M
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Fee: €8.6M
Bryan Gil – Tottenham -> Valencia – Market value: €28M
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Loan deal
Adama Traoré – Wolves -> FC Barccelona – Market value: €28M
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Loan deal
Dejan Kulusevski – Juventus -> Tottenham – Market value: €30M
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Loan deal
Chris Wood – Burnley -> Newcastle – Fee: €30M
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Market value: €6M
Lucas Digne – Everton -> Aston Villa – Fee: €30M
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Market value: €30M
Anthony Martial – Man United -> Sevilla – Market value: €32M
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Loan deal
Robin Gosens – Atalanta -> Inter Milan – Market value: €35M
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Loan deal
Tanguy Ndombélé – Tottenham -> Olympique Lyon – Market value: €38M
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Loan deal
Bruno Guimarães – Olympique Lyon -> Newcastle – Fee: €42.1M
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Market value: €30M
Luis Díaz – FC Porto -> Liverpool – Fee: €45M
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Market value: €40M
Ferran Torres – Man City -> FC Barcelona – Fee: €55M
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Market value: €45M
Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina -> Juventus – Fee: €81.6M
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Market value: €70M
On Sunday, it was said that FC Barcelona were working on reinforcing their squad and were close to a six-month loan of the Arsenal forward. The biggest hurdle quickly proved to be the payment of Aubameyang’s salary, which amounts to £350,000 (about €420,000) a week. Spanish newspaper Sport reported later in the day that the 32-year-old was willing to forgo much of his wages to play for the top Spanish club “practically for free”.
Arsenal “surprised” by Aubameyang’s trip to Barcelona
According to consistent media reports, the former Borussia Dortmund striker, whose big dream was to play for Real Madrid one day, had landed in Barcelona on Monday and was on his way to a medical check. As Sky Sports reports, the Gunners were “surprised” by Aubameyang’s trip to Barcelona, as the clubs have not yet reached an agreement. Something similar was heard from Spain, where no representative of the Catalans is said to have expected the arrival of the attacker and consequently no one picked him up at the airport.
Eriksen & Co. – The most valuable winter Deadline Day deals in 2022
Deniz Undav | Union SG -> Brighton | Market value: €5M
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Fee: €7M
On loan at Union SG until the summer
Kieffer Moore | Cardiff -> Bournemouth | Market value: €5M
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Fee: €4.2M
Vedat Muriqi | Lazio -> RCD Mallorca | Market value: €6M
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Loan deal
Valentin Mihaila | Parma -> Atalanta | Market value: €6M
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Loan deal
Jovane | Sporting -> Lazio | Market value: €7M
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Loan deal
Ezequiel Ponce | Spartak Moscow -> Elche | Market value: €7M
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Loan deal
Jean-Pierre Nsame | BSC Young Boys -> Venezia | Market value: €7M
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Loan deal
Jonas Wind | FC Copenhagen -> Wolfsburg | Market value: €7M
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Fee: €12M
Nathaniel Phillips | Liverpool -> Bournemouth | Market value: €8M
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Loan deal
Lys Mousset | Sheffield United -> US Salernitana | Market value: €8M
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Loan deal
Freddie Woodman | Newcastle -> Bournemouth | Market value: €10M
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Loan deal
Romain Faivre | Stade Brest -> Olympique Lyon | Market value: €15M
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Fee: €15M
Christian Eriksen | Without club -> Brentford | Market value: €15M
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Free transfer
Matt Targett | Aston Villa -> Newcastle | Market value: €17M
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Loan deal
Wout Weghorst | Wolfsburg -> Burnley | Market value: €20M
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Fee: €14M
Julián Álvarez | River Plate -> Man City | Market value: €20M
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Fee: €17M
On loan at River Plate until the summer
Giovani Lo Celso | Tottenham -> Villarreal | Market value: €22M
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Loan deal
Donny van de Beek | Man United -> Everton | Market value: €25M
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Loan deal
Rodrigo Bentancur | Juventus -> Tottenham | Market value: €25M
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Fee: €19M
Denis Zakaria | Gladbach -> Juventus | Market value: €27M
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Fee: €8.6M
Bryan Gil | Tottenham -> Valencia | Market value: €28M
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Loan deal
Dejan Kulusevski | Juventus -> Tottenham | Market value: €30M
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Loan deal
Tanguy Ndombélé | Tottenham -> Olympique Lyon | Market value: €38M
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Loan deal
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