Newcastle United are willing to pay big to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal in the January transfer window, according to The Daily Star.
The report has claimed that Newcastle are prepared to pay the bulk of Aubameyang’s £300,000-a-week salary.
Arsenal are willing to offload the striker, but the North London club would prefer him to move to Barcelona.
The Daily Star have reported that ‘senior figures at The Emirates fear Aubameyang remaining in the Premier League could be an unwanted sideshow as Arsenal push for a top-four finish’.
Could Newcastle really sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?
In our view, it is unlikely that Aubameyang will end up at Newcastle in the January transfer window.
Yes, Newcastle are a big club and are reportedly willing to pay a bulk of the striker’s salary.
But, in our opinion, Aubameyang would not find a move to Newcastle very tempting.
After all, Eddie Howe’s side are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
Newcastle are not playing well and lack creativity in midfield.
Would Aubameyang be willing to join a team who are unlikely to create a lot of chances for him, as things stand?
Would the striker be willing to be part of a team that could get relegated to the Championship at the end of the season?
Aubameyang himself is not playing well at the moment, and he would be wary of joining a club who are struggling on the pitch.
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