CHELSEA are reportedly on the verge of a swap transfer for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Marcos Alonso set to go the other way.
The Blues are in the market for a forward following the departures of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner.
Academy product Armando Broja is the only recognised striker in Thomas Tuchel's first team but Kai Havertz is preferred to lead the line.
And according to The Athletic, Chelsea are on the verge of reaching an agreement for Barca forward Aubameyang, who has worked with Tuchel previously at Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea's latest bid worth £6.5million plus Alonso for the 33-year-old is being discussed.
The Blues are proposing a two-year contract for Aubameyang with the option for a third.
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But the extension depends on the player’s percentage of performances in his second year at the club.
All parties are confident of completing a deal before the transfer window slams shut on Thursday evening.
Barca will be pleased to have Alonso a part of the deal having tracked the left-back, 31, all summer long.
A move to London may suit the Aubameyang family after their Barca home was broken into at the weekend.
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Aubameyang was smashed on the chin with an iron bar while trying to protect his wife and two children from the robbers.
And the ex-Arsenal captain has now admitted his family "no longer safe in our own house".
Aubameyang wrote on Instagram: "Hey guys, thanks a lot for all the messages.
"On Sunday night, some violent cowards broke into our home and threatened my family and my children, just to steal some stuff.
"They injured my jaw but I will recover in no time and thank God no one else was physically harmed.
"The feeling that we are no longer safe in our own house is hard to understand and describe, but as a family, we will overcome this and stand stronger than ever.
"Thanks for all the support, it really means a lot to us."
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Four intruders climbed into the back garden before threatening Aubameyang and his family.
Aubameyang and his wife, Alysha Behague, were reportedly handcuffed and tied up in front of their kids Curtys, 11, and Pierre, six, by the burglars.
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