Arsenal forward lands in Barcelona to complete transfer, club need to sell players first

With the transfer window set to slam shut in a few hours, Barcelona are working hard to get a few more deals across the line.

After signing Dani Alves, Ferran Torres and Adama Traore, the Catalan heavyweights remain keen on a new striker. A move for Arsenal superstar Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been mooted heavily, with the forward having fallen out of favour at the Emirates Stadium.

Now, Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Aubameyang has already arrived in Barcelona to finalise the transfer. The reputed Italian journalist claims that the Gabonese international has a full agreement with the Blaugrana over a loan move for the rest of the season.

At the same time, the centre-forward’s club, Arsenal, have also approved a temporary exit for the 32-year-old. However, a move hinges on Barça’s ability to offload players to create room on the wage bill for the new arrival.

The La Liga bigwigs are actively trying to sell contract rebel Ousmane Dembele, to avoid losing him on a free transfer at the end of the season. Talks are ongoing with Paris Saint-Germain over a deadline day move, but a deal still appears distant.

Sergino Dest and Clement Lenglet were tipped to leave, but have made it clear to the club that they have no intentions of departing from Camp Nou in the ongoing transfer window.

Aubameyang has been frozen out of the first-team picture at Arsenal after he was removed as club captain by manager Mikel Arteta due to disciplinary breaches.

The former Borussia Dortmund striker has not been in the best form this season, but his experience and proven pedigree would make him a handy short-term signing for Barcelona for the rest of the season.

With the player already in Catalonia to finalise the transfer, it is now up to the Blaugrana to act swiftly and clear up some space in the squad to complete the signing before the deadline.