‘Moved on’: Paul Merson is convinced Chelsea will sell £160k-a-week player after what he’s just seen

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Paul Merson thinks Chelsea will sell Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the near future.

Aubameyang, 33, moved to Stamford Bridge back in the summer transfer window from Barcelona, with the Blues prepared to give him one more crack in the Premier League.

However, the £160,000-a-week attacker has had a tough opening half of the season in west London.

The striker has three goals in 15 Chelsea appearances across all competitions, losing his spot in the starting position recently.

It’s quite alarming that the centre-forward can’t get into Graham Potter’s best line-up right now at a time when he’s got Armando Broja unavailable due to injury.

Merson thinks Chelsea will sell Aubameyang

Sky Sports pundit Merson is convinced that Chelsea will get rid of their experienced attacker.

He claims the incident involving him in last week’s Premier League defeat to Manchester City was the final nail in the coffin. Aubameyang was taken off the pitch midway through the second-half by Potter despite only entering the game as a first-half substitute.

“Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was taken off after coming on as a substitute in the first game against Man City and I think he will now be moved on. I think they will cut their ties with him,” Merson told Sky Sports.

“As soon as you are sub-subbing a 30-something player, I think that is probably the end.

“Maybe you can get away with it with a younger player, but in football it’s one of those unwritten rules. It’s a don’t-do.

“But Potter did it with him at 33 and, for me, I think he’s done.”

Journalist Simon Phillips has reported this week that Aubameyang could actually depart Chelsea before the January transfer window shuts.

In our view, the Blues should snap the hands off any potential buyers this month.

There’s no doubt Potter’s squad looks very thin at top when it comes to goals, but Aubameyang doesn’t look like the solution to Chelsea’s problems.

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