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Aubameyang to Barcelona ‘BACK ON’ as LaLiga giants book medical ahead of loan transfer for Arsenal outcast
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG’S loan transfer to Barcelona is reportedly BACK ON.
claims Nou Camp chiefs have told hospital staff to prepare for a late medical this evening.
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And Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists the club will ‘work until the last minute’ to get a deal over the line.
He told Mundo Deportivo: “We would like to incorporate Aubameyang. It is very complicated but there is hope.
“We’ve still options open. We’re working on it and we will until the last minute.”
Laporta's comments come after reports on Monday afternoon claimed Aubameyang's Barcelona loan had fallen through.
The exiled former Gunners captain 'surprised' Arsenal by flying out to Spain this morning.
But the Gunners made it clear that they were not going to continue paying the lion’s share of Auba’s salary over the next five months to allow him to play elsewhere.
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Aubameyang's arrival in Barcelona only for his move to fall through has drawn comparisons with Peter Odemwingie's ill-fated attempt to join Queens Park Rangers in January 2013.
The Nigerian was pictured in his car at Loftus Road, only for no deal to materialise.
Seeing the funny side after the comparison was pointed out to him on Twitter, Odemwingie himself joked: "Someone sent me the first picture. 🙄Am I passing the award on ? 😆Aubameyang just make sure you ask Aguero for advice ❤️👍🏽."
However, it seems Aubameyang may have the last laugh tonight.
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