{"id":622018,"date":"2023-02-09T04:56:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T09:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622018"},"modified":"2023-02-09T04:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T09:56:37","slug":"chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-lafc-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/09\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-lafc-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Ready to Accept Six-Month Loan for \u2018Perfect\u2019 Forward &#8211; They\u2019ll \u2018Cover His Entire Wages&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/05\/david-fofana-stay-chelsea-failed-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in advanced talks to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a short-term deal, as per\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatteMoretto\/status\/1623403696745852930?s=20&amp;t=SCgATkuwa3t3KdvasEm1Cg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Relevo journalist Matteo Moretto<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The striker has been left out of the London giants&#8217; Champions League squad and appears to have fallen out of favour, despite only joining them last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Discussing LAFC Loan Move<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">LAFC-Chelsea, las conversaciones por Aubameyang avanzan \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>Los Blues cubrir\u00edan el salario entero del jugador, que est\u00e1 fuera de los planes del equipo ingl\u00e9s. <\/p>\n<p>Se est\u00e1 negociando por un contrato hasta julio. <\/p>\n<p>Las partes, pendientes del OK del gabon\u00e9s.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjuanmarti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tjuanmarti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/relevo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@relevo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matteo Moretto (@MatteMoretto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatteMoretto\/status\/1623403696745852930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Ready to Green Light Six-Month Loan Deal for Aubameyang<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 33-year-old striker is looking for regular game-time and has realised that he is unlikely to get that at Stamford Bridge &#8211; especially after they signed some quality attacking players like\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/14\/chelsea-agree-deal-sign-mykhailo-mudryk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mykhailo Mudryk<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and Noni Madueke in the January transfer window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/07\/chelsea-thiago-silva-contract-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Pushing to Secure Thiago Silva Contract Extension<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moretto adds that Chelsea are even ready to cover the wages of Aubameyang during his potential loan spell with the MLS side, making it easier for him to secure the transfer. The Gabon international forward is now holding discussions with LAFC, and those talks are at an advanced stage &#8211; meaning a deal seems likely to be struck soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His loan deal will be a six-month one that will run until July, after which he can return to Chelsea &#8211; even though he&#8217;s likely to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/05\/chelsea-offload-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">leave the club permanently<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the summer. The deal is hinging on Aubameyang giving his final approval &#8211; with both clubs willing to get it done as long as he agrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"AAYWFMdNSyZfaH0ij3VrAg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1429375671\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'AAYWFMdNSyZfaH0ij3VrAg',sig:'OKRREXwKxdxhKtP5Q3BkqKB5Or9Wj3awD9DdnodafnY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1429375671',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aubameyang Seemingly Set to End Difficult Chelsea Spell<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Premier League giants signed Aubameyang to improve their frontline towards the end of the summer transfer window last year &#8211; signing him on a permanent deal from Barcelona on transfer deadline day. However, he was not able to match the expectations that fans and the Chelsea management had from him &#8211; only scoring three goals in 18 appearances for them so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/chelsea-player-ratings-vs-fulham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enzo Fernandez Impresses in Chelsea Debut Against Fulham<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aubameyang had a pretty good start to his career at Stamford Bridge and head coach Graham Potter even\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/63125287\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">praised him as &#8216;perfect&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0after he scored his first goal for the club against Crystal Palace earlier in the season. Things have gone downhill for him since and the 33-year-old is now having to decide whether to join the MLS side on loan or be used as a rotational option at Chelsea.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea\u00a0striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in advanced talks to join MLS side Los Angeles FC on a short-term deal, as per\u00a0Relevo journalist Matteo Moretto. The striker has been left out of the London giants&#8217; Champions League squad and appears to have fallen out of favour, despite only joining them last year. 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