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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's influence still has weight at former club Saint-Etienne, as Neven Subotic revealed the Borussia Dortmund striker spoke with the Ligue 1 side's president about signing the Serbian defender.
Subotic's move to Saint-Etienne was confirmed on Friday, bringing his nine-and-a-half-year association with Dortmund to an end.
"Pierre told me that he talked to the president," Subotic told Der Westen.
"We exchanged thoughts about Saint-Etienne. He told me that you feel like a family in this club. This helps a footballer to do his best.
"I am very happy to be here. In the last few days I had been waiting for the signing of the contract - now I know that my future lies with Saint-Etienne.
"I know that the French league is very athletic. But I'm physically ready - ready to give everything to the team and Saint-Etienne."
