Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sings three-year deal with Marseille
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The 34-year-old Gabon international returns to French football.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after signing a three-year contract with French Ligue 1 club Marseille (Social media)
Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Marseille on a three-year contract, the French Ligue 1 club announced on Friday.
"Come on OM... See you in Marseille," the 34-year-old Gabon international said in a short video released by his new club on social media.
𝐀𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐆 💥
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) July 21, 2023
The Gabonese bolt lights up 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 🇬🇦⚡️
Welcome to 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 ⚪️🔵#OdysséeMassalia 🏛️pic.twitter.com/4t1cvO8A2S
Aubameyang scored just three goals in 22 appearances for Chelsea after reuniting with former manager Thomas Tuchel in a £10.3m (12 million euros) deal from Barcelona last September.
Aubameyang had scored 79 goals in 95 appearances under Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund, earning a move to Arsenal in 2018 and finishing as joint top-scorer in the Premier League a year later.
But he was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by Mikel Arteta before being sold to Barcelona just weeks later.
In Spain, Aubameyang scored 13 goals in 23 matches in six months but was unable to reproduce that form during a season-long stay at Stamford Bridge.
France-born Aubameyang returns to French football, where he has worn the colors of Lille, Monaco, and Saint-Etienne in the past.
