Most signings have some degree of disagreement about them, but we can’t remember one with as much negative reaction from the fanbase as the impending move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
According to Gerard Romero, quoted here by SportWitness, the striker will arrive at Chelsea from Barcelona in the next few days for a fee of around €25m, just 6 months after Arsenal effectively booted him out of their club for nothing.
The financials are only part of it. He’s well into his 30s, which doesn’t help, and literally has an Arsenal tattoo on his forearm, which hardly endears him to fans.
If Thomas Tuchel really thinks he can transform this team, we’re willing to back him, But we can’t remember a signing who has had to face more an uphill battle than the Gabon forward will once he arrives.
Everyone deserves a clean sheet once they’re here – but this is the rare example of a signing that generates more negativity than positivity.
