- Tuchel delivers update on £10m striker from Barcelona
- Nursing a jaw injury; may take a bow this week
English side, Chelsea have found a perfect-fit mask that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang feels comfortable in and Manager Thomas Tuchel reveals the striker is ready to join the training on Sunday.
The Blues bolstered their attacking ranks on transfer deadline day bringing the former Arsenal frontman back to England from Barcelona in a £10 million ($12m) deal.
However, the Gabon International, currently nursing a jaw injury after being attacked during a burglary, is waiting on a green light to make his Premier League debut for the new employers.
According to Tuchel, efforts to find the 33-year-old a protective face covering that will allow him to take to the field have yielded positive results, adding; “Auba will train on Sunday but I cannot tell you yet if it’s full contact or individually. We’ll need to see.
“He has the mask and the doctors tell me the mask is good and he feels comfortable with it. So he would be okay but we need to check it and we need to check it with no contact, half-contact, and then full contact. We need to see how he feels with it. It’s too early to make a prediction but he’ll be in training.”
Aubameyang previously scored 92 goals for Arsenal in 163 appearances, with 68 of those efforts coming in the Premier League, a development that saw him landing a share of the Golden Boot in 2018-19.
He is coming at a time the Londoners are looking for inspiration in the final third after netting just eight goals through six fixtures this season. Aubameyang will be joining forces with the likes of Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz in that department.
A proven Premier League performer, the Gabon international will be hoping to hit the ground running at Stamford Bridge and there is a chance that a bow for the Blues could be made in Saturday’s derby date with west London neighbours Fulham. – With Goal.com reports
