Barcelona ready to reduce asking price for Premier League-linked attacker

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has made peace with the possibility that he will end up at Stamford Bridge before the end of the transfer window. All this is because Barcelona and Chelsea are said to be close to reaching an agreement for the former Arsenal forward.

As reported by Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are ready to reduce the asking price to €15 million (fixed) for the striker who only arrived in January on a free transfer.

While this represents a shrewd piece of business, there has been no direct contact between the two teams, with the player’s representatives acting as intermediaries at the moment. For now, they are trying to find a perfect solution that would benefit everyone involved.

Hence, it is expected that an agreement could be reached soon, mostly because Barcelona are desperately trying to do everything in their power to register Jules Kounde.

On top of that, Aubameyang’s sale will also give Barcelona a bit of free hand to explore the remaining days of the transfer market to get in worthy full-backs.

In that regard, Barcelona are said to be scouting several defenders. This includes a certain Javi Galan of Celta Vigo and Marcos Alonso of Chelsea. As reported before, Galan has a released clause of €18 million, but Barcelona expect the deal could go through for a mere €9 million.

What puts him ahead of Alonso on Barcelona’s list is his willingness to accept a lower salary of around €2 million a year. And this is exactly why any potential deal for Alonso is stalled at the moment.

The right-hand side, meanwhile, is still unresolved as there are no concrete options in the market. If the situation persists, Sergino Dest might as well continue to be a Cule until the next transfer window.

For any moves to take place, though, Aubameyang’s departure will be crucial and in order to make that happen, Barcelona are willing to settle for a fee of €15 million in fixed payments.