Aubameyang signs Barcelona deal with €100m buyout clause and break option

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and revealed his contract has a €100m (£83.5m) buyout clause and a break option.

The forward’s deal runs to June 2025 but with an option to agree a departure in June 2023 – when his Arsenal contract that was terminated on Monday had been due to expire.

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Aubameyang has earlier said the manner of his departure from Arsenal “hurts” and insisted he was always “100% focused and committed” at the club.

Aubameyang wrote on Instagram: “To the Arsenal fans, Thank you for making London home for myself and my family for the past four years. We went through ups and downs together and your support meant everything to me.

“Having the chance to win trophies and the honour of being the captain of this club is something I will forever keep in my heart. I have always been 100 per cent focused and committed on doing everything I can for this club which is why leaving without a real goodbye hurts – but that is football.

“I’m sad I did not get the chance to help my teammates in the last few weeks, but I have nothing but respect for this club and truly wish all my guys and the fans all the best and many successful years in the future!”

Aubameyang last played for Arsenal in early December after being stripped of the captaincy for disciplinary reasons. The manager, Mikel Arteta, said the Gabon international had failed to demonstrate the “commitment and passion” to play for the club.