Barcelona close to signing Aubameyang, no deal for Dembélé

Published January 31, 2022 6:10 PM

By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona was close to making official the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after reaching a deal with the Arsenal striker in the final minutes of the transfer window. The club couldn’t find a buyer for disgruntled forward Ousmane Dembélé, though, and the France forward apparently will have to stay with the squad until his contract ends in June. It was about half-past midnight in Barcelona when president Joan Laporta left the club’s offices giving a thumbs-up sign and raising his right fist into the air after reportedly closing the deal with Aubameyang. The striker left moments later sporting a broad smile and also giving a thumbs-up sign.

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