By Peter.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has called his 2022 transfer to Chelsea a “f****** big mistake.”
The Gabon striker had joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in 2018 but fell out with manager Mikel Arteta, leading to a January 2022 move to Barcelona.
Just months later, he made a shock switch to Chelsea to reunite with his old Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel.
“That was a big mistake going there,” Aubameyang told Arsenal content creator Troopz. “It was a f****** big mistake.
“At that time, I had a bad moment in Barcelona. I had a home break-in and Barca needed to sell a player—me or Memphis Depay—and the only thing that was on the table was Chelsea.
“So I said, ‘OK, for my family, I will move away, even if it’s Chelsea.’
“I was thinking maybe it will be OK, Olivier Giroud went from Arsenal to Chelsea and he had no problems, but for me it was different.”
