Id only leave for Real, Aubameyang declares

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Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he would only leave the Bundesliga club for Real Madrid.

The Gabon international is one of Europe’s most coveted forwards and has been linked with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in recent months.

He has handed his current club a boost by stating he would only leave Dortmund to join one other team Real Madrid.

Speaking to German TV channel ZDF, he said: “The only club that could move me away from Dortmund is Real Madrid, and no other  in this moment.”

“Sometime I want to play for Real Madrid, which is one of my big goals in my career. But at the moment everything is great.”

The striker has excelled at Borussia Dortmund since joining from St Etienne, and scored 39 goals in 46 appearances for the club last season.  Real have only brought in one player so far in the summer transfer window, exercising their right to bring back Alvaro Morata from his spell at Juventus.

Dortmund have sold Mats Hummels, Henrilkh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gundogan to Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Manchester City.

ENGLAND

  • Manchester United have submitted an increased bid of 92 million pounds for midfielder Paul Pogba, but Juventus are seeking an additional 10 million Euros. They are also understood to be exploring the possibility of signing Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.
  • Chelsea striker Diego Costa remains a target for his old club Atletico Madrid with the Blues wanting Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata,  as his replacement.
  • Stoke are preparing a club-record bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino, after their initial offer of 20 million pounds was rejected. The club is also set to secure the 13 million pounds  signing of Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen  after Swansea City failed to match their bid.
  • Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis is finalising a deal to join Marseille on a season-long loan.
  • Bordeaux are set to approach Arsenal about re-signing Mathieu Debuchy. The full-back spent the second half of last season on loan at the Ligue 1 club but only made nine appearances due to injury.
  • Mauricio  Pochettino tells Tottenham that he won’t walk out on them for Argentina.
Nemanja Matic hinted that John Terry may have played his last game for Chelsea. PHOTO/OmniSport
Nemanja Matic hinted that John Terry may have played his last game for Chelsea. PHOTO/OmniSport

ITALY

  • Juventus are lining up a move for Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic, as a replacement for Manchester United-bound Paul Pogba with other reports stating they are also eyeing Barcelona’s Javier Mascherano instead.
  • AC Milan are closing in on the signing of Alvaro Arbeloa on a free transfer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The report suggests Milan have offered the Spanish defender a one-year-deal with the option for a second.
  • Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in signing Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic .It is claimed the Croatia international is also being tracked by Napoli and Juventus with the Italians thought to be asking for a fee in the region of 30 million Euros for the player.

SPAIN

  • Raphael Varane says he is not set for a reunion with former manager Jose Mourinho at Manchester United after the defender insisted that he will be staying at Real Madrid this season.
  • Valencia are expecting to speed up their negotiations for the transfers of Barcelona players Cristian Tello and Martin Montoya once Andre Gomes’ move to the Camp Nou is finalized.
  • Besiktas are interested in taking Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan on loan, reports.

Sources: Eurosport.com, BBC, SkySports, soccernet.com, football365.com

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