Chelsea have sent an offer of €27 million for Barcelona goalscorer

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become a hot topic in the transfer market lately, with the Barcelona frontman emerging as a target for multiple Premier League clubs.

Chelsea, in particular, have expressed the desire to snap him up by the end of the month, as part of Thomas Tuchel’s plans to reinforce the attacking unit. The Premier League giants had to sanction the exit of Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku earlier in the summer.

With no reliable goalscorer in sight, Tuchel believes the addition of Aubameyang could be the ideal fix. The Gabonese international has vast experience at the highest level of football and has worked with Tuchel in the past.

He even scored as many as 79 goals in 95 competitive matches under the German tactician during their time together at Borussia Dortmund. It has made him an appealing target for Chelsea, who have now reportedly made the first official bid for the striker.

According to Gerard Romero, the Blues have tabled an offer of around €27 million for the services of Aubameyang.

Given the player’s age, Chelsea believe it is a fair valuation for the Barcelona frontman, who endured a couple of underwhelming seasons under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal before he eventually moved to Catalonia.

Nevertheless, the former Borussia Dortmund starlet was able to rack up 13 goals since joining Barça at the start of the year. It was a testament to the scoring prowess possessed by the Gabonese international, a quality Chelsea are looking for after offloading their two main forwards this summer.

However, to their misfortune, Aubameyang has not indicated his desire to leave Camp Nou. Barcelona themselves have appeared apprehensive about offloading the forward, despite signing Robert Lewandowski earlier in the summer.

Head coach Xavi remains an admirer of Aubameyang’s qualities and with that in mind, it will be a surprise to see the Gabonese international leave Camp Nou in the coming weeks.