The word?
The striker, who came here from Barcelona in the summer, has been a complete failure, tallying only one goal in nine Premier League appearances.
After being intermittently replaced in Chelsea’s Premier League loss to Manchester City, the 33-year-old was altogether left off the roster in their subsequent Carabao Cup loss to the same opponents.
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Given his poor performance, an exit might be the best course of action. He has been linked with a shocking January return to Barcelona.
Speaking on TalkSport, Agbonlahor asserted that the choice to leave Aubameyang out of the lineup and the fact that the forward does not fit Chelsea’s side have given the manager of Chelsea a problem with the forward.
Graham Potter is currently dealing with different issues at a major team like Chelsea, he added.
“He has an Aubameyang issue. The most recent match versus Manchester City didn’t include him in the lineup.
He now has an issue with a player who is displeased with him for substituting a player. He was brought on and then substituted out.
“This is a different challenge I didn’t have at Brighton; I didn’t have any superstars,” he is saying to himself. How does he handle working at such a large club?
Potter’s headache
Aubameyang, who has a history of giving managers trouble, left the Premier League less than a year ago after Mikel Arteta stripped him of the Arsenal captaincy and barred him from the team due to his attitude.
Potter is already under fire due to a poor stretch of performance during his early Chelsea stint, so it is not ideal for a big personality like Aubameyang to be performing poorly.
Aubameyang can only play for Barcelona, therefore it is unclear whether a trade can be made even if Chelsea chose to allow him to depart during this transfer window.
It will be interesting to watch how Potter handles the matter because this is his first job at a club this size, and the Aubameyang issue is one he hasn’t dealt with before.