Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joins Chelsea from Barcelona

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Chelsea sign Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in move that sees Marcos Alonso set to go the other way.

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Chelsea are understood to be paying in the region of £10m plus Alonso for the former Arsenal striker.

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Aubameyang is back in London, where he played for Arsenal – a four-year spell.

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Aubameyang is Chelsea's new number nine. He takes the number vacated by Romelu Lukaku earlier this summer, following his loan switch to Inter Milan.

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Aubameyang will reunite with Thomas Tuchel, under whom he had thrived at Borussia Dortmund.

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Aubameyang is a Chelsea player now.

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FC Barcelona also thanked Auba for his spell at Camp Nou.

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