Aubameyang reveals his advice to Ousmane Dembele when he signed for Barcelona

The winter deadline day was a hectic one for Barcelona, who were chasing quite a few signatures while working on a couple of exit operations as well. As the clocks ticked down, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s transfer to the Catalan capital was confirmed, and Ousmane Dembele also ended up staying.

It was not particularly surprising for the two events to cross paths on the same day. Aubameyang and Dembele shared a fantastic relationship at Borussia Dortmund, with the latter assisting the former ten times in the 2016/17 season.

Speaking to Mundo Deportivo in an interview, the Gabonese striker talked about reuniting with a friend. He revealed that the two interacted before his move went through on deadline day.

“The truth is that Dembele sent me a message to find out if I was going to sign for Barcelona, but I did not want to bother him because he was also in his situation but we kept talking a little bit.”

Dembele’s decision, at least in the winter transfer window, could have been influenced by Aubameyang’s arrival, who disclosed what he told the Frenchman after completing the move to La Liga.

“I am very happy that Dembele is here and when I arrived at Barça, I told him, ‘You have to stay, man!”

“Playing with Dembele again is something very special because we had an incredible year in Dortmund and he is an incredible player. Ousmane is one of the best players with the ball,” he added.

Finally, in one last question about Dembele, Aubameyang was asked whether the winger would change his mind.

He responded, quite diplomatically, no less, “Will Dembele change his opinion and stay? I don’t know, but the only thing I can say is that everything is possible in life.”

The full interview with MD is set to release tomorrow.