Aubameyang price demands revealed as Chelsea prepare for quick loss

In the afternoon there were whispers of Marseille interest in the striker, and by the evening Fabrizio Romano was Tweeting about an agreement between the player and club.

Later that night, Goal.com claimed to know the figure Chelsea would be asking for Aubameyang, who has a year left on his contract. After paying €15m a year ago, The Blues want just €6m in return for him now.

It’s all part of the grand Cobham firesale, which has reached a blazing peak as the final holdouts are due to return to training. Aubameyang will likely now miss out on that awkward reunion, but we are expecting to see Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech trudging back onto campus.

A €6m loss in a year is pretty dire, but cleaning house is more important than a few millions if we want to have any success this year.