The former Arsenal striker joined the Catalan giants back in January following a controversial exit from north London in which he fell out with boss Mikel Arteta and was stripped of the club’s captaincy over disciplinary issues.

His goals helped Xavi’s side qualify for the Champions League last term but Barcelona’s perilous financial plight, added with the arrival of Robert Lewandowski, has prompted them to cash in on the 33-year-old forward.

Aubameyang, who scored 92 goals across 163 games for Arsenal, has signed a two-year contract at Chelsea with an option for a further 12 months with the Blues understood to be paying a fee in the region of £10million.

Speaking to Chelsea’s website after signing for the club, Aubameyang said: ‘I’m really happy.
‘It’s an honour to be part of this team and I can’t wait to start. I have some unfinished business with the Premier League so it’s good to be back and really exciting.’

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly added: ‘Pierre-Emerick is an elite striker with a proven track record in the Premier League and his arrival strengthens our squad, giving us new attacking options.

‘We are thrilled to have Pierre-Emerick on board with us in the new era at Chelsea and we’re really looking forward to working with him.’

His arrival has taken Chelsea’s spending to £278.4m for the summer – the most spent by one club in a single window ever.

The Gabon striker becomes Chelsea’s seventh signing of the summer following Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marc Cucurella and Cesare Casadei.

Chelsea are back in action on Saturday when they face West Ham.

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