Barcelona Forward Aubameyang Suffers Fractured Jaw in Home Robbery As Chelsea Move Now Under Threat

Barcelona Forward Aubameyang Suffers Fractured Jaw in Home Robbery As Chelsea Move Now Under Threat

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has suffered a minor jaw fracture after the Barcelona striker’s home was invaded by thieves on Monday
  • Aubameyang and his wife were struck in the face with an iron bar in front of their children during the violent armed robbery
  • Chelsea have been in talks with the 33-year-old forward over his signature as the Blues seek to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts

Chelsea’s bid to sign Gabonese forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is facing serious threats after it was confirmed the striker is suffering from a fractured jaw.

Aubameyang’s Barcelona home was attacked by thieves in the early hours of Monday morning with the robbers carting away several of the striker’s pieces of jewelry.

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Chelsea wants to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Blues seek to buy a striker before the transfer window closes. Photo by NurPhoto
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According to Football Espana, Chelsea are skeptical about moving on with their bid to sign Aubameyang from Barcelona as the forward will be out for a few weeks due to his injury.

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Both Barcelona and Chelsea are yet to reach an agreement for the transfer of Aubameyang as the Catalans have refused a £15m part-exchange offer from the Blues with Marcos Alonso moving to Camp Nou.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Barcelona last winter from Arsenal and finished as the Catalans joint-top scorer with 13 goals in his first 6 months with the La Liga giants.

Barcelona willing to swap Sergino Dest For Portuguese star

Meanwhile, Barcelona are trying hard to offload full-back Sergino Dest and would not mind swapping the American with Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot Barca Universal reports.

Dest has garnered interest from Manchester United, and the Red Devils manager is willing to reunite with his former Ajax protege at Old Trafford this season.

Barcelona would prefer to receive €20 million for Dest, but they are aware that at this point in the transfer season, it is not a realistic prospect and would rather push for a swap deal instead.

Aubameyang beaten and robbed by gunmen at his home

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the target of a brutal robbery at his home in the Spanish City in the early hours of Monday morning.

The 33-year-old Gabonese striker was attacked by several armed men in the robbery as Aubameyang was beaten helplessly in front of his wife, Alysha Behague.

The thieves broke into the player's safe, climbed into his garden in the Castelldefels complex, and threatened him with guns and iron bars before fleeing with jewelry.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu
Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..