Chelsea beat the transfer deadline to complete a deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Thursday night - two years after former boss Frank Lampard had urged the then-Blues hierarchy to sign the striker.
Following weeks of speculation, Thomas Tuchel landed the forward he had craved all summer after an agreement was struck with Barcelona for Aubameyang - who had only joined the Spanish giants back in January after being frozen out at Arsenal.
The 33-year-old will link up once again with Tuchel, who was eager to bring Aubameyang to Stamford Bridge after seeing the Gabon ace thrive under his leadership back at Borussia Dortmund. But Chelsea's interest in Aubameyang far predates Tuchel, and, indeed, new owner Todd Boehly.
