Aubameyang's Barca move in major doubt as talks break down

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's proposed loan move to Barcelona from Arsenal is in major doubt after talks broke down over the financial part of the deal.

Aubameyang flew to Barcelona to visit family and did not have meetings with club officials.

Discussions between the clubs had centred around the percentage of Aubameyang's wages Barcelona would pay.

Aubameyang had made "financial sacrifices" to try and get the deal done but time is running out for Barcelona to come up with the money Arsenal want.

He is expected to return to London.

Sky Sports News has been told there is an element of surprise in some quarters that Aubameyang has headed to Barcelona before a deal had been agreed.

Juventus also wanted to sign Aubameyang but their move was dependent on Atletico Madrid agreeing to cut Alvaro Morata's loan spell short. As it stands, Morata will stay at Juventus.

Arsenal are willing to allow Aubameyang to leave after stripping him of the captaincy in December following a disciplinary issue.

The 32-year-old has not played for the club since December 6, and was left out of their squad for their warm-weather training camp in Dubai this week.

Sky Sports News reported earlier in the window that the 32-year-old would prefer a move to a top European club if a deal could be agreed.

Marseille, Sevilla, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan all expressed an interest, while Saudi Arabian clubs Al Nassr and Al Hilal made loan offers with obligations to buy.

Sky Sports' Adam Bate:

The drop in performance levels has been so great that it is probably worth reminding people that Aubameyang was a world-class striker for much of his time at Arsenal.

Indeed, from the day of his debut for the club in February 2018 until the day of his double against