Manchester United has reportedly received an offer for Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.
The 33-year-old only signed on with the Catalan powerhouses in January, leaving Arsenal after three and a half years to move to Camp Nou on a free transfer.
Aubameyang participated in all 23 of Barcelona's final games of the 2021–22 season, appearing in all competitions. He finished the season with 13 goals and just one assist.
The future of the Gabonese player has recently been called into question, though, with rumors that Chelsea might make a move for the attacker.
Aubameyang's former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel is said to have lobbied Blues owner Todd Boehly to sign the forward this summer.
Romelu Lukaku returned to Inter Milan earlier this summer while Timo Werner just left the West Londoners after completing a permanent deal back to RB Leipzig.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was a United offer?
Man United is rumored to be searching for attacking reinforcements, and Chelsea is rumored to be looking for a new striker.
Marko Arnautovic and Benjamin Sesko, who has agreed to join Leipzig in the summer of 2023, have recently fallen out of the Red Devils' sights.
The Independent, however, asserts that United and Chelsea have both been given the opportunity to acquire Aubameyang from Barcelona this summer.
According to the report, Tuchel is eager to work with Aubameyang again, and the Red Devils have reacted "coolly" to the idea of bringing the forward to Old Trafford.
Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, and Cristiano Ronaldo—the latter of whom is still rumored to desire to leave the club—are Ten Hag's alternatives for the center-forward position since Mason Greenwood is still unavailable for United and Edinson Cavani left after his contract expired.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was a United offer?
Ten Hag declined to comment on rumors of a move for a new forward after United's 2-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion the previous weekend and insisted that he already has options available.
The Dutchman told reporters on Sunday, "I don't go into names because I think in this preseason 250 guys are connected or linked with Manchester United, so that's it.
"Marcus Rashford is one of our two strikers, and there may be a third as well. We had him in mind for the striker position, but he had a great preseason on the left side, and today he had two excellent chances coming in from that side."
Although negotiations for a deal involving Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong have hit a major roadblock, a deal for Juventus' Adrien Rabiot is thought to be getting closer. It is still believed that United's top priority is to sign a new center-midfielder.
According to a recent source, the Red Devils and the Frenchman's representatives are currently talking about personal conditions after both clubs agreed to an initial £15 million cost on Monday.
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