Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang| ESPN: Move to PSG very close

Crossie said:
Then you might want to refresh your memory since ca. 2012/13. It's totally irrelevant what happened the years before: This is 2015/16 and the world moved on. Bayern outshine the Bundesliga and would also the EPL. This makes the title race in Germany boring but that is no indicator of how good a league is. Your statements are particularly funny because you admit you don't watch enough Bundesliga but say those who disagree with your conclusion are biased.
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No but you say I can't judge the league based on Bayern dominating as they are so far ahead of EPL teams anyway. My point is even before this was the case Bayern were still dominating so regardless of how far ahead they are now this has been the case as the history books show. It's not just down to Bayern being so far ahead at the moment.

I think the viewing figures for the two leagues and the difference in value of the broadcasting rights says all you need to know about how the majority of football fans view things.

Not to say the football isn't a high level and there aren't some good games outside of Bayern games but for me for the league to excel and become more popular/higher quality there needs to be more competition at the top. Anyway i'll let this thread get back to the topic rather than offend any more touchy Germans.;)
 
Here's a video with all his goals from 2015:
 

Aubameyang gives an emphatic "I'm not leaving Dortmund soon" answer when @ColinUdoh asks him about Arsenal interest.


I asked @Aubameyang7 about Arsenal rumors. He was unequivocal: "I'm not going to Arsenal." #GloCAFAwards2015
 
@MarkC
I'm not offended but rather entertained. Bayern hadn't dominated the league before even though they won it often. How many clubs realistically compete for the title doesn't say a bit about the absolute strength of a league from a football perspective, i.e. in comparision to another league, and the same applies to the value in broadcasting rights.

But I'm with you that this discussion is off topic of the thread so we'll just agree to disagree. :)
 
MarkC said:
I've watched the league i've watched German teams for over 20 years and even then my memories of it is just Bayern being miles ahead of the rest.
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MarkC said:
Never heard of him, obviously I don't watch German football enough.
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I still find these 2 statements fascinating, written within 30 hours in the same thread, a thread in which you made 11 of the 86 posts and constantly judge the quality of the player as not good enough.

And no, that's not me being touchy. It's just funny.
 
MarkC said:
I've watched the league i've watched German teams for over 20 years and even then my memories of it is just Bayern being miles ahead of the rest.

If you are telling me the league has come on so far in the last couple of years it's now as good as the EPL your entitled to your opinion but it doesn't look like much has changed to me.
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I have no idea, but in this instance, at least, I don't pretend to have one. What I do know is that the PL is more boring than it used to be, and quality is lacking.
 
Rossa said:
I have no idea, but in this instance, at least, I don't pretend to have one. What I do know is that the PL is more boring than it used to be, and quality is lacking.
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I'm entitled to my opinion, there is a difference between saying I don't watch German football enough to saying i've never watched German football. You clearly don't either so why you are here trying get involved i'm not sure?

I made the point i'd prefer some EPL experienced back up if we are buying a striker and gave a couple of examples of players that make me think that way. I don't want to offend anyone who believes the Bundesliga is bigger and better, that wasn't the intention but I think there are other telling factors as well as just the football on show.

Anyway as i've already said before you entered with admittedly no idea on the subject i'd let this thread get back to what it should be about.
 
Not that there was any doubt left but nevertheless: Auba rejects joining Arsenal when quizzed by an AFC fan.

 
Crossie said:
Not that there was any doubt left but nevertheless: Auba rejects joining Arsenal when quizzed by an AFC fan.

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That really proves nothing to be honest, he literally laughs while saying it, he might aswell be winking too!

Obviously I don't think he's going anywhere either but do you really expect him to say yes to a random fan?
 
Adam-Utd said:
That really proves nothing to be honest, he literally laughs while saying it, he might aswell be winking too!

Obviously I don't think he's going anywhere either but do you really expect him to say yes to a random fan?
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Its actually funny that people, in this case a fan, still ask him although he said it loudly and clearly before. He could be dancing around but doesn't. English media continued claiming Arsenal are make a 'shock bid' but it is as Honigstein wrote essentially some time ago: English media will spread their BS as always and in the end the player will stay put.
 
If we want a striker with pace he would be the best option, also Embolo has surprised me and he's really young.
It's going to be one of the targets of a lot of teams in the summer, mainly in the premier League. This season he has a goal ratio of 1 goal per game. Let's see if he can be the player with more goals in Europe at the end of the season.
 
I don't see him leaving this summer at all. He's got a long term contract and Dortmund don't sell if they don't have to. Mkhitaryan, Hummels and Gündogan only having one year left on their contracts probably won't help either and from what I've heard from and read about him Aubameyang appears to be a down to earth guy under all that flamboyant show, so I wouldn't count on him forcing his way out.
 
Dortmund's CEO said that this winter Aubameyang wasn't for sale under any circumstances, and they want to keep him beyond 2020 (his current contract expiry date).

However, he also stated that if they'd receive an offer of €100+m for Auba in summer they would discuss though not necessarily sell.
 
Crossie said:
However, he also stated that if they'd receive an offer of €100+m for Auba in summer they would discuss though not necessarily sell.
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Madness. As highly as I rate Aubameyang, he is not worth that amount of money.
 
Mciahel Goodman said:
Madness. As highly as I rate Aubameyang, he is not worth that amount of money.
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Fair point which I share. Having said that, I personally think that hardly any player was worth his transfer fee during the last years, i.e. the ridiculously inflated fees for English players were unrelated to their actual quality.

However, the madness now will be nothing compared to what will kick in with your new TV deal in the summer. And then, 100m may be just what Aubameyang is worth.
 
It really doesn't matter much what a CEO says. Whatever players, agents, or club staff say, doesn't really matter. Their actions matter.
 
VorZakone said:
It really doesn't matter much what a CEO says. Whatever players, agents, or club staff say, doesn't really matter. Their actions matter.
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Are you suggesting Auba could be sold tomorrow?
 
He wont be sold for cheap, thats for sure. Dortmund are bitches to deal with lately, they really sell a player once he has a year left on his contract or for stupid money. That is their good right though.
 
Crossie said:
Fair point which I share. Having said that, I personally think that hardly any player was worth his transfer fee during the last years, i.e. the ridiculously inflated fees for English players were unrelated to their actual quality.

However, the madness now will be nothing compared to what will kick in with your new TV deal in the summer. And then, 100m may be just what Aubameyang is worth.
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Yup, that might be true if you actually think about who you're actually going to replace him with. Good forwards are currently a very highly sought after product with very high value. It's a seller's market.
 
VorZakone said:
Definitely not, but I am positive he won't stay till 2020.
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Me too. Which fits perfectly to what Watzke said: For an outrageous fee, they'd sell him although they prefer to keep him.
 
izec said:
He wont be sold for cheap, thats for sure. Dortmund are bitches to deal with lately, they really sell a player once he has a year left on his contract or for stupid money. That is their good right though.
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That's not applicable for all players though but for our key players that's pretty much true; with the exception of Götze (exit clause) and Lewandowski of course.
 
Having a great season at Dortmund. Should be our priority signing this summer. Martial and him up top together will be ridiculously good
 
Crossie said:
If that were true, all players would leave for the Chinese league.
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And if there was no truth in it no player would ever move club unless that club won titles. Money is certainly a driving force and I can't envision him staying there for the rest of his career.
 
ivaldo said:
And if there was no truth in it no player would ever move club unless that club won titles. Money is certainly a driving force and I can't envision him staying there for the rest of his career.
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First of all, I don't remember that I claimed he'll stay at BVB forever. Secondly, money is one of the driving forces but not the only one but it was implied, as so often for all sorts of players here, that all a club has to do to get him is throwing money. Auba declined financially more attractive offers than BVB to join them because of Klopp and the CL. He said in an interview with a French broadcaster the other day that PSG approached him but that he's not interested.
To summarize: If you had followed Auba, you'd know that his main driver is not the money.
 
Crossie said:
First of all, I don't remember that I claimed he'll stay at BVB forever. Secondly, money is one of the driving forces but not the only one but it was implied, as so often for all sorts of players here, that all a club has to do to get him is throwing money. Auba declined financially more attractive offers than BVB to join them because of Klopp and the CL. He said in an interview with a French broadcaster the other day that PSG approached him but that he's not interested.
To summarize: If you had followed Auba, you'd know that his main driver is not the money.
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First of all, I can't remember saying you said he'd stay there forever, it was merely an observation that players staying at one club almost their entire career is rare, so when he did move money would have a say. And that would all make perfect sense if it wasn't fecking Manchester United we are talking about, we have far more to offer than just money, it's just we have far more money to offer than most. Money will certainly interest him and you'd be foolish if you thought otherwise, whether it's the deciding factor is another matter.
 
ivaldo said:
First of all, I can't remember saying you said he'd stay there forever, it was merely an observation that players staying at one club almost their entire career is rare, so when he did move money would have a say. And that would all make perfect sense if it wasn't fecking Manchester United we are talking about, we have far more to offer than just money, it's just we have far more money to offer than most. Money will certainly interest him and you'd be foolish if you thought otherwise, whether it's the deciding factor is another matter.
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No, not really, currently you don't.
 
ivaldo said:
First of all, I can't remember saying you said he'd stay there forever, it was merely an observation that players staying at one club almost their entire career is rare, so when he did move money would have a say. And that would all make perfect sense if it wasn't fecking Manchester United we are talking about, we have far more to offer than just money, it's just we have far more money to offer than most. Money will certainly interest him and you'd be foolish if you thought otherwise, whether it's the deciding factor is another matter.
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That must be the reason why the current squad is such an allstar team.
 
Seriously, what great things do you have to offer except for a lot of money(in Aubameyang case)? United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, everybody knows that, but that doesn't really matter when it's Aubameyang's wish to play in La Liga (which means Madrid/Barcelona). So what is it? The City? Your squad? Champions League football? The weather? Sure, you can hope for future glory but that's a lot of uncertainty and Auba/his manager probably have some safer options than United.
 
ivaldo said:
First of all, I can't remember saying you said he'd stay there forever, it was merely an observation that players staying at one club almost their entire career is rare, so when he did move money would have a say. And that would all make perfect sense if it wasn't fecking Manchester United we are talking about, we have far more to offer than just money, it's just we have far more money to offer than most. Money will certainly interest him and you'd be foolish if you thought otherwise, whether it's the deciding factor is another matter.
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So what's your point then telling me that Aubameyang won't stay at Dortmund until the end of his career? Coincidently, I've just read your comment in the Manchester in blue thread, and it explains a lot. You're obviously deluding yourself there as you do here, therefore there's no point in taking this further.
 
Dortmund are a selling club. Aside from a couple of homegrown stars their players are more than happy to jump ship. It wouldn't surprise me if any of their players left in the summer.
 
Classical Mechanic said:
Dortmund are a selling club. Aside from a couple of homegrown stars their players are more than happy to jump ship. It wouldn't surprise me if any of their players left in the summer.
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Nice try to troll, mate. :lol:
 
Classical Mechanic said:
So you don't think that you lose some of your better players almost every summer?

Granted you get the ones that flop back but that doesn't count.
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Oh dear. No offense, mate, but I suggest you check for yourself how often Reus, Gündogan, Hummels and Aubameyang have moved to the Premier League or La Liga in recent years as suggested by media and many, many Caf users. In particular after our desastrous last season everybody predicted the team would fall apart and despite of (high) offers for said players, they were not sold.

If I had read your posts in the threads about United's decline before responding here, I would have known that you're serious. In denial but serious.
 
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