FC Barcelona had a crazy January 31, concluded with a very lively evening during which the recruitment of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be completed.
That the day and the evening were long in the offices of Camp Nou. Less than 24 hours ago, it wasn’t even clear who Barca really wanted to recruit for the tip of their attack, and some names like those of Alvaro Morata or even Diego Costa were still circling the local media. Until at the beginning of the afternoon, a plane lands near Barcelona airport, with a very special passenger: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Only, in the hours following his arrival, we learned that there was no agreement between Arsenal and FC Barcelona, and that the striker had made the trip on his own, just in case. The leaders of the two clubs would even have been surprised! The negotiations between Gunners and Blaugranas then continued in the afternoon, but the London club were tough in negotiations….
A frenetic evening
As the day progressed, the possibility of seeing Aubameyang defend the colors of Barça took the lead in the wing, with a La Liga club with very little room for maneuver, the fault of this financial fair play put in place by the Iberian Championship. Then, a new twist in the evening: we learned that the player was going to terminate his contract with the English club, which was everyone’s business.
AEP even agreed to make great financial efforts to sign with the fifth in La Liga, and, being a player free of any contract, can commit to his new club even after the market closes. During the night, the cameras of the Spanish media present at the exit of the Barça offices were able to film the joy of President Joan Laporta, while the attacker also left the offices with a smile. The beginning of a beautiful story ? The formalization should occur in the morning.
🤣 Laporta in estado puro 💪🎉. El presidente del Barça, eufórico, tras lograr el fichaje ✍️ de @Auba in the final recta of the mercado de fichajes #MarcaTransfer pic.twitter.com/MoQ2WEedUc
— MARCA (@marca) February 1, 2022
