Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang seems particularly motivated to play for OM this season.
During this transfer window, Olympique de Marseille achieved a big blow by securing the services of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. This Thursday afternoon, the Gabonese striker was officially presented to the press, the day after his first appearance at the Stade Vélodrome, against Bayer Leverkusen (1-2 defeat).
While he could have chosen to sign in Saudi Arabia, the native of Laval opted for the Marseille club. A choice dictated by sporting conditions above all. “I was convinced by the speech of the president and the leaders. They were very honest, direct, I liked that. And I’m a revengeful person, I don’t want to leave Europe before I’ve dotted the i’s (…) It’s a good challenge for me to come here. I think the president and directors are doing an amazing job. My personal goal is to win titles. Everywhere I’ve been I’ve managed to do it, I want to bring this experience and my qualities to the field.”said the former Borussia Dortmund player.
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“To reassure you, I feel very good above all. Little anecdote, I have the speed record last season in training with Chelsea. 36 km/h. At this level, it’s fine. »
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Aubameyang arrives from Chelsea, a club with which he is coming out of a complicated season, especially in terms of statistics (three goals scored). “There is a big difference between arriving at Barcelona and being welcomed as I was by the players, the staff. At Chelsea it was different. I arrived thanks to Thomas Tuchel, who was fired a week later. Of course, it’s not easy, and then there were other problems at the club and I simply didn’t play too much, “ insisted on recalling the 34-year-old. On Wednesday, he will surely have the opportunity to play his first official match in the colors of OM, during the third preliminary round of the Champions League, against Panathinaikos.
