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Barcelona have offered Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang an escape route from Arsenal after a protracted last two months at the Emirates Stadium.
The Camp Nou giants agreed a permanent deal to sign the striker on a free transfer, Megasportsarena.com reports.
Aubameyang, 32, shocked everyone when he arrived at Barcelona airport on Monday morning.
Arsenal were willing to allow the Gabonese striker, who earned £350,000 a week, to leave after stripping him of the captaincy in December following an unspecified disciplinary issue.
The former Arsenal point man is undergoing a medical in Barcelona ahead of the final seal on his move.
The Gunners are estimated to be making a saving of around £25m in wages with Aubameyang’s departure. But his exit means Mikel Arteta’s squad will finish the season with just two recognised strikers at the club, with both Eddie Nketiah and Alex Lacazette out of contract in the summer.
Aubameyang has not played for the club since December 6, and was left out of their squad for their warm-weather training camp in Dubai.
The 32-year-old’s move to Spain had looked off earlier on Deadline Day after talks broke down over the financial part of the deal.
But it’s understood that Aubameyang, who flew out to Barcelona on Monday morning, took a significant pay cut to facilitate the move.
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