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Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele apparently has no intention of moving to Arsenal, despite being offered to the north Londoners as part of a swap deal to take Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the Nou Camp. Aubameyang headed to Spain on Monday morning as he looks to secure a loan move to the Catalan giants.
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Aubameyang will clearly need to take a substantial pay cut to move to Spain – but Barca are unlikely to be happy to have both salaries on their books.
Paris Saint-Germain have been tipped to make a late move for Dembele, while Tottenham are also considering a swoop, according to reports.
And Chelsea and Manchester United have also been linked with the player ahead of the deadline.
Barca shelled out an initial £97million plus add-ons to sign Dembele four-and-a-half years ago.
But he has been struck by a series of injuries since arriving at the Nou Camp and has failed to hit the heights expected of him.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks set to join Barcelona on loan (Image: GETTY)
He is out of contract this summer and will be free to walk away from the club for nothing when the season comes to an end.
Aubameyang, meanwhile, was once the darling in north London after setting the Premier League alight following his £56m move from Dortmund four years ago.
But he had the captaincy taken away from him before Christmas and was banished from the team following a disciplinary breach.
There doesn’t appear to be any way back into the Arsenal squad for Aubameyang and he will be desperate to get the Barcelona deal over the line as he looks to reignite his career in Spain.