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Transfer Deadline: Aubameyang’s Move To Barcelona Stalls Over Huge Pay

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s desired loan move to Barcelona has sensationally collapsed according to reports in the Spanish media.

Negotiations over the Arsenal forward’s salary has seen the switch break down, according to the information today (transfer deadline day).

Aubameyang was pictured arriving in Barcelona earlier at an airport, but he won’t get his wish it seems synonymous with the incident that involved former Nigeria international Peter Osaze Odenwingie.

It had been claimed in England that Aubameyang’s arrival could see contract rebel Ousmane Dembele leave Barcelona for Arsenal in a swap deal but Dembele is reluctant to accept the offer.

Prime Business Africa will follow events in this deal and other major transfer news ahead of the 11pm deadline tonight when the winter window shuts.

Izuchukwu Okosi

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.