Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal: How Newcastle almost signed Borussia Dortmund star ARSENAL target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came close to joining Newcastle five years ago. By Konstantinos Lianos / Published 24th January 2018 The Borussia Dortmund star looks set to joining the Gunners and the move could be finalised by Friday. But this is not the first time the Gabon striker comes inches away from signing with a Premier League team. The Magpies were looking for a young, quick and lethal striker in 2013 and decided to make a move for the then relatively unknown Aubameyang. Newcastle’s former chief scout Graham Carr managed to seal various bargain deals from Ligue 1 as he...
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