Izuchukwu OkosiChelsea and Barcelona will be in contact again through intermidiaries today (Thursday, August 25) in order to reach an agreement for Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
The former Arsenal striker could be making a return to the English Premier League to join the Blues who are without a recognized striker since the loan departure of Romelu Lukaku.
Barcelona are weighing up the possibility of selling either or both Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Memphis Depay.
An acceleration of talks between Chelsea and Barcelona was expected in the past one week but it has somewhat slowed down.
However with the transfer window shutting down in the next seven days, a breakthrough in the negotiations could be on the cards with Aubameyang reuniting with manager Thomas Tuchel whom he worked with at Borrusia Dortmund.
Aubameyang walked around the stadium and waved at the Barcelona fans after the friendly game against Manchester City on Wednesday night – with the gesture considered by many as a sign of an impending move.
The former Gabon international also scored in the game which was geared towards raising money for charity.
As for Depay, he will only sign contract termination at Barcelona when he finds a new club with his anticipated move to Juventus at the brink of collapse unless the situation at Barcelona is sorted out in the next few hours.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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