“?Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted that their star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang does have a price, alerting possible suitors Liverpool and Real Madrid of a potential exit.
The Gabonese international has been surrounded by interest from Europe’s heavyweight sides for some time now following his blistering form in the Bundesliga with Dortmund, especially this campaign, netting 16 goals and producing one assist in 15 games for the club.
And despite insisting in the past that their star man is not for sale, Watzke has admitted to German news outlet Bild, via “?FourFourTwo, that everyone has a price, including their 27-year-old forward, but suggests there aren’t too many places he would be better off at.
“I do not think there are an awful lot of clubs Auba would like to join,” Watzke told Bild.
“Of course, everyone has his price in football, regardless of who we are talking about. But we are not even thinking about a transfer at the moment, because there is nothing happening for now.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 16 goals in 15 Bundesliga games this season.
All 16 have come from inside the area. pic.twitter.com/gIw2AQO5Cx
“If an offer comes in that does turn his head, we will sit down and discuss it. But even that does not mean he will definitely leave. Auba still has a long-term contract here [until 2020].”
Former Dortmund boss and current Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has been linked with the front man in the past, and earlier this season, according to the “?Daily Star, the German has been urged to replace flop Daniel Sturridge with Aubameyang, and could be tempted knowing Dortmund will let go of the player should a suitable offer come in.
Aubameyang however has admitted on numerous occasions in the past that it’s his dream to move to Madrid, also confirming he promised his late grandfather to move there.
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