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Aubameyang has openly admitted he wants to join Madrid in the past, revealing he made a promise to his late grandfather that he would play for los Blancos.
The Gabon international, Aubameyang, 27 has put all clubs in Europe at alert saying he needs to quit Dortmund in the summer to.upgrade to a next level describing a move to Real Madrid as his “dream”.
He is one of the most in-demand strikers in European football as a star man for the Bundesliga side, and has already scored 20 goals for his club this season.
Dortmund have recently stated they would have to consider a sale if they received bids of €80 million for the forward, who has now claimed that he needs to quit the club in the summer.
“If I want to go to the next level, I need to leave in the summer,” Aubameyang told Radio RMC.
“Real Madrid is still a dream, but there has been too much noise.
“I have an important choice to make. Many people would like to see me in England.
“[The Premier League is] not necessarily the championship that attracts me the most. I like La Liga a lot. Paris is also an attraction. French is, of course, my first language.”
Aubameyang has openly admitted he wants to join Madrid in the past, revealing he made a promise to his late grandfather that he would play for los Blancos.
He reiterated to beIN Sports back in December: “Real has a close connection with my family.
“The media is doing too much [speculation]. It’s a childhood dream. But, as I always said, I play at Dortmund and I’m glad to be there and it’s really good for me.
“And I don’t even know if Madrid really wants me. If Real comes one day, then that’s good. Otherwise, life goes on. This is not a problem.”
Karim Benzema is currently Madrid’s first-choice striker although has found himself booed by his own fans in recent times, with back-up option Alvaro Morata having been strongly linked with a Bernabeu exit.
Aubameyang would certainly fit the ‘Galactico’ profile of a player that the Liga club look to sign, with the likes of Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos having all arrived in recent seasons.
Madrid are currently serving a transfer ban that has seen them unable to sign players in the current January window but they would be in a position to purchase Aubameyang in the summer of 2017, when the suspension is lifted.
