- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been spotted at Dortmund airport
- Arsenal have a £60million transfer deal in place for the Gabon striker
- Borussia Dortmund may still need to buy before the deal can be completed
- READ MORE: Arsene Wenger ready to pay £44m for transfer of winger who shone against Arsenal
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has reportedly been spotted at Dortmund airport to board a flight to London amid transfer links with Arsenal.
The Gabon international has shone in the Bundesliga, leading to interest from Arsenal this January as they look in need of new additions up front after the departure of Alexis Sanchez.
Aubameyang could be ideal for this Arsenal side and Sky Sports have claimed they have a £60million deal in place to bring him to the Emirates Stadium.
Video: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arriving at Dortmund airport with his family moments ago. [@RN_Florian] #afc pic.twitter.com/YaZ2hGAbVf
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) January 30, 2018
Photo: Aubameyang arrived at the airport earlier with family members in a gold Range Rover before boarding a flight to London this afternoon. #afc pic.twitter.com/obwLUiKgnf
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) January 30, 2018
However, it remains to be seen how close the deal is to completion, with BBC Sport journalist David Ornstein explaining that it hinges on Dortmund bringing in a replacement.
Merry-go-round: Giroud was lined up to replace Aubameyang at Dortmund then got offer from Chelsea & was keen, so Dortmund turned to Batshuayi. But Chelsea baulked at Giroud fee so discussed Batshuayi/Llorente swap with Spurs, which nobody agreed on. Deadlock #AFC #BVB #CFC THFC pic.twitter.com/HA6ymZ6IiN
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) January 29, 2018
Been told #aubameyang left on a private plane, with his family, to London at 1.31pm German time (12.31pm BST) #Afc
— Simon Johnson (@sjstandardsport) January 30, 2018
It may be that Aubameyang jetting out to London, as claimed by AFC Stuff, means there is confidence the transfer can go through, but there is yet to be any strong speculation of a striker moving to Dortmund.
Ornstein has claimed Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi could be an option, though that also rests on Olivier Giroud being allowed to leave Arsenal for Chelsea.
Fans will hope Aubameyang’s journey to London ends positively, with Gooners having their heartbroken a few too many times in the transfer market as they’ve lost big names and rarely signed too many of their own.
Flight Radar has also tweeted about a private jet journey from Dortmund to London which seemingly has Arsenal fans following closely…
Looks like there is a private jet flying from Dortmund to London. Any guess who the passenger might be?https://t.co/x0gRgWtBZx pic.twitter.com/yfcDX07lJc
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 30, 2018