Aubameyang joins Chelsea from Barca as Alonso heads the other way

Chelsea have signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona in a deal which sees left-back Marcos Alonso go the other way.

Chelsea are understood to be paying in the region of £10m plus Alonso for the former Arsenal striker.

Aubameyang flew to the UK on Thursday afternoon for his medical and to finalise the deal, which was completed after the 11pm deadline but Chelsea filed the deal sheet to allow more time.

Night, Blues! 😴#AubameyangIsChelsea pic.twitter.com/BAkP8oZQxw

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 2, 2022

Aubameyang suffered a minor fracture of his jaw in an attack on his home over the weekend. The Gabon forward, who is expected to be out of action for three weeks, can resume non-contact training next week.

Welcome to Chelsea, Auba! 👊#AubameyangIsChelsea

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 1, 2022

Aubameyang moved to Barcelona on a free transfer from Arsenal in January. Although Thomas Tuchel had been reluctant to talk about Aubameyang in public he was keen to work again with a player who scored 79 goals for him in two seasons at Borussia Dortmund.

Marcos Alonso has left Chelsea by mutual consent, ending a six-year association with the club.

Everyone would like to thank Marcos for his service to the Blues and wish him all the very best for the rest of his career. 💙

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 2, 2022

Swiss international Denis Zakaria has joined us on loan from Juventus for the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign! 😁#ZakariaIsChelsea

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 2, 2022

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Prior to completing the Aubameyang deal, Tuchel had already spent £268m this summer on players, including Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella, Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Chelsea also finalised a loan deal for Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria on Deadline Day, but a £43m offer for Ajax midfielder Edson Alvarez failed to materialise into a completed deal.