Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a target for Manchester City with Pep Guardiola prepared to go all-out for Borussia Dortmund forward if Sergio Aguero leaves
Aguero has hinted he could leave the Etihad this summer after losing his City spot to Samba sensation Gabriel Jesus
MANCHESTER CITY will go all-out to land Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if Sergio Aguero leaves.
Aguero maintains he wants to stay.
But he has hinted he will reconsider his future at the end of the season after slipping behind new arrival Gabriel Jesus.
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If Aguero, whose title-winning goal against QPR in 2012 is part of City folklore, decides he does want out, City will make a £40m-plus move for the Gabonese strike ace.
For their part, City want to keep Aguero.
Aubameyang, 27, is City’s third choice as they are resigned to losing out on Lionel Messi and Manchester United-bound Antoine Griezmann.
Contact has been made with Aubameyang’s representatives after he signalled his willingness to leave Dortmund.
Real Madrid were the front-runners.
But in recent weeks they appear to have cooled their interest, prioritising a keeper with David De Gea and Thibaut Courtois in their sights.
Aubameyang has scored 21 goals for Dortmund so far this term, 17 in as many Bundesliga games.
Real would be genuine contenders to land Aguero should he force his way out, but French champions Paris-Saint Germain are also interested.