Premier League champions Chelsea are negotiating to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after missing out on Romelu Lukaku, according to Spanish daily Marca.

Former Chelsea striker Lukaku has joined Manchester United, in spite of the Pensioners matching their £75m bid and believing that the Belgian preferred a move to his former club.




And now they are trying to mitigate that loss by trying to sign the Gabon international, who has already been linked with a move away from Germany this summer.

Clubs such as Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan have all been linked with moves for the player, though Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc has suggested that the in-form striker could ultimately stay put at the club.
 


"For now, we assume that Aubameyang will stay", the sporting director told German newspaper WAZ last week.  

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But Chelsea are now in the scene and are starting the ball rolling on a process that could lead to Aubameyang being signed.

The striker is valued at a minimum of €70m by Dortmund.

The team from London are also looking at Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata and are prepared to offer €80m for the Spanish striker, who has also been linked with Manchester United.