The plan is clear for Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to leave the club in the summer, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

Aubameyang has fallen out of favour after a lack of impact at Chelsea since joining from Barcelona in the summer and was dropped from Chelsea’s Champions League squad for the knockout stages.

Barcelona were interested in signing Aubameyang during the January transfer window but a move failed to materialise due to FIFA rules as the 33 year old forward had played for Barcelona and Chelsea already this season.

“It was impossible for Barcelona to proceed due to FIFA rules, they like the player but nothing else because of official rules,” Romano told CaughtOffside.

“I think Aubameyang will 100% leave Chelsea in 2023, the plan is clear.”