At least two Chinese sides are chasing the signature of Borussia Dortmund’s prolific striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, reports in the country say, in what could be an Asian-record transfer. Dortmund, for whom the Gabon forward has hit 13 Bundesliga goals so far this season, have dismissed the reports as speculation. However, the Chinese state Xinhua news agency and Beijing Youth Daily suggest China — where a growing number of foreign stars have been moving on big wages — is now his more likely destination. The newspaper says Evergrande are prepared to pay wages of 18 million euros a year to Aubameyang, about 345,000 euros a week, and suggests that a deal has been reached for Aubameyang to move in the summer. If the deal goes ahead, the fee would top the Asian-record 60 million euros that CSL club Shanghai SIPG paid Chelsea a year ago for Brazilian attacking midfielder Oscar.

Source: Punch January 08, 2018 05:15 UTC