Skip to main content

Aubameyang: I no longer dream of Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang no longer dreams of joining Real Madrid, though he did meet with Paris Saint-Germain's president before a change in the club's sporting director ended any hope of a move.

Aubameyang was again the subject of intense transfer speculation in the close-season, with Tianjin Quanjian and AC Milan open about their interest.

"I have no dream. I shall no longer speak of Madrid. They don't want me. This is not a problem. I move on. I am well in Dortmund," Aubameyang told RMC. 

"I feel that the clubs don't want to go too far [with me]. I'm inevitably frustrated. We had an agreement with Borussia that I could leave. It didn't happen. It is a disappointment. But I'm also happy to stay."

Aubameyang also revealed he met with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, but Antero Henrique's arrival as sporting director seemingly changed the club's thinking.

And, with PSG having signed Neymar in a world-record €222million transfer from Barcelona and secured Monaco star Kylian Mbappe on a loan deal that is expected to be made permanent for a fee of €180m, it would appear unlikely the Ligue 1 club will go back in for Aubameyang.

Aubameyang added: "At the beginning of June I met Nasser. It was before Antero Henrique's arrival. And when Henrique came to PSG, they decided that they wouldn't take me.

"Milan offered me something. I was very interested by the project. It did not happen for many reasons."