CHELSEA outcast Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is reportedly set to be offered an escape route after his pre-season return was delayed.
In an effort to offload a number of unwanted stars, Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino delayed the return of a number of senior stars including Aubameyang, Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to leave Chelsea
His return to the Blues was delayed after he fell out of favour during the season
But Aubameyang appears to now be edging closer to leaving Stamford Bridge behind.
That’s after a report from Sky Sports claimed Marseille were interested in signing the forward.
Furthermore, the Daily Mail have reported the 34-year-old’s return was delayed in order to find him a transfer away before the club head to the USA on their pre-season tour.
The Ligue 1 side are understood to be preparing a formal approach for the Gabon striker, who was previously the subject of interest from Saudi Arabia.
However, it remains to be seen whether Chelsea will demand a fee or would allow the ex-Arsenal ace to leave for free – as they have done with club legend Cesar Azpilicueta and Baba Rahman.
Aubameyang, 34, did not feature in any of Chelsea’s final five Premier League matches.
Indeed, following his £12million transfer to the club last summer, he appeared 21 times while playing just 968 minutes – scoring three goals.
The aforementioned Lukaku has seen a prospective transfer back to Inter Milan fall through after Chelsea stuck to their £34m price tag – with Inter unwilling to climb that high.
Callum Hudson-Odoi is another star who could leave this summer.
The winger is reportedly wanted by three Premier League clubs after being frozen out at Chelsea.
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