Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a free transfer, sources have told ESPN.
The clubs have been locked in talks since the weekend with the 32-year-old flying into Catalonia this morning in an attempt to push through a deal.
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The club were keen to offload Aubameyang’s wage — which starts at £250,000 a week — after a deterioration in his relationship with manager Mikel Arteta, having been stripped of the captaincy in December following a series of disciplinary issues before being left behind as the first-team squad traveled to Dubai for a winter training break earlier this month.
Barca’s financial troubles are well-documented and they told the north London club that they could only pay a small portion of Aubameyang’s wage in any loan agreement.
But after talks…
