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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in FC Barcelona jersey
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Chelsea signed two former Bundesliga players in the final hours of the transfer period.
Coach Thomas Tuchel's club brought in striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the two of them know each other from their time at Borussia Dortmund, as well as former Gladbacher Denis Zakaria on loan.
The 25-year-old comes from Juventus with Chelsea having an option to buy.
Aubameyang is moving from FC Barcelona to the Blues, returning to London after just six months in the Primera División.
The Gabonese had previously played for Arsenal FC.
The 33-year-old Aubameyang signed a two-year contract, as Chelsea announced on Friday night after the end of the transfer window.
According to FC Barcelona, the Londoners will pay a transfer fee of twelve million euros.
"I have work to do in the Premier League," Aubameyang said.
In return, left-back Marcos Alonso should leave Chelsea, but the Spaniard's move to FC Barcelona is not yet official, but should be sealed this Friday, according to Spanish media.
Aubameyang injured in jaw after robbery
Aubameyang comes to England injured because he and his family were attacked, Aubameyang was injured in the jaw.
"Sunday night some violent cowards broke into our home and threatened my family, my children - just to steal something," the goalscorer wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.
"You injured my jaw, but I will recover in a very short time." His family was not physically injured.
According to media reports, at least four hooded people entered the professional's house in Castelldefels near Barcelona through the garden early Monday morning.
Aubameyang, his wife Alysha and several guests were surprised around 1 a.m. and threatened with guns and iron bars, among other things.
It is not known whether the attack played a role in Aubameyang's late change.
After Robert Lewandowski's commitment, the attacker would probably have mostly sat on the substitutes' bench.
Chelsea had given up two strikers in Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner during this transfer period, while Raheem Sterling is not a direct replacement as a winger.
In previous games of the season, Sterling had nevertheless played alongside Kai Havertz in the center of the attack, but that should change with Aubameyang's signing.
Chelsea have spent nearly €280m on transfers this season.
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