Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's start to life at Chelsea has been eventful. Just days after a manic deadline day move from Barcelona, the Blues sacked Thomas Tuchel, who was a huge reason as to why Aubameyang returned to London.
Many wondered how he'd fare under new boss Graham Potter, but he has got off to a stellar start. The striker has scored three goals in four appearances under the 47-year-old, continuing his fine form with a strike at San Siro against AC Milan on Tuesday.
While there is no doubt that he is a proven goalscorer in the top flight, there were a few Chelsea fans who were sceptical about the arrival of Aubameyang due to the way he left Arsenal for Barcelona just 10 months ago. The striker was frozen out by Mikel Arteta after committing a disciplinary breach last December.
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Former Blues midfielder Andy Townsend believes Potter could face his own Aubameyang-shaped problem at some point in the future. Townsend is interested as to how the 33-year-old may react when he's eventually dropped from the side.
The Gabon international was benched against Wolves last weekend, although that was to rest him ahead of the huge Champions League clash at San Siro.
"What will define Aubameyang for him at Chelsea, as an older player, if he gets left out, I'll be very interested to see his reaction," Townsend told talkSPORT.
"He will get left out. There will come a point where things aren't going great and Graham might want to shake things up and he might think he needs a bit more energy on the top line.
"He's important for them, he's a goalscorer, but I'm intrigued to know how it will go if it does go in the other direction."
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