Transfer news reports are claiming that Arsene Wenger could open his wallet heavily in January.
Although Arsenal signed Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Caruna for £16m in the summer, Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito told Radio CRC the Gunners went for a far greater prize.
Morabito says he found out that Aubameyang was worth £80m to Arsenal when he made an approach to Borussia Dortmund on behalf of a Serie A giant.
“Sometime ago, I called Zork, Dortmund’s director of football, to talk about Aubameyang [on behalf of Napoli], but the ‘no’ was absolutely categorical,” he said.
“I know that this summer, Arsenal offered €90m (£80m) for Aubameyang, but Borussia didn’t want to hear anything about it.”
Aubameyang was stood down by the club for a night out recently but paid them back with four goals on his return.
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Additional reports suggest Arsenal is still in the hunt for Lazio’s Stefan de Vrij. The club will be fighting it out with Chelsea who are also interested in the Lazio player.
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Reports claim former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas could be on his way out of Chelsea on loan. Apparently, Fabregas is set to head out on loan to West Ham United.
