The Gabonese international feels flattered by the interest of several Premier League outfits, and believes that it’s about time that he moves on to a new challenge
AS Saint-Etienne forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is reportedly interested in switching teams in the January transfer window. The striker is keen on play in the English Premier League as he recently rejected an offer from Italian Serie A side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/ACF-Fiorentina-c38209.
Aubameyang attracted interest from several English clubs including Sunderland AFC, Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers, Aston Villa and Liverpool FC.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gabon-c2902 international has earned himself a reputation as a world-class player. The forward is the leading goal-scorer for Les Verts, scoring 8 goals in 17 appearances in the Ligue 1. The player also contributed a fair share of assists for his team-mates,
proving indispensible to St. Etienne.
Fiorentina were willing to offer £7 million for the prized-forward. However, the player has rejected an offer from the Italian outfit. It’s widely believed that the player is only interested in a move to the England, with the Premier League being his only
preferred option.
Aston Villa have been strongly linked with the Gabonese player in the past few months. The Premier League outfit is expected to replace out-of-favour England international, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358 with the AS Saint-Etienne striker. Moreover, the club is willing to splash
out cash in January, eager to bolster their squad for the second-half of the season.
However, it would be a difficult task for Villa to convince the player for a move to the Villa Park, as they face stiff competition from fellow Premier League clubs for the signature of the 23-year-old.
Newcastle United were set to rival Aston Villa for Aubameyang. However, the Magpies have turned their attention to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 forward, Loic Remy. Leaving Liverpool and Sunderland as the only serious contenders set to rival Villa to sign the AC
Milan academy graduate.
AS Saint-Etienne are willing to keep the youngster at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard till the end of the season. However, with the player craving a move to England, it would be hard for the Ligue 1 outfit to reject a bid from an English club.
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