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Thomas Tuchel's comments on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suggests Chelsea transfer plan
Tuchel Tuchel made about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last year suggests Chelsea's interest in the Barcelona forward might not be as panic-driven as it first appeared.The Blues are desperate for some firepower up front after letting Romelu Lukaku leave on loan, and with Timo Werner likely to follow him out the door, a new striker is high on the club's shopping list.Nevertheless, they've spent the majority of the summer window chasing defenders, and links to Aubameyang seemed to come out of nowhere on Wednesday, but given Tuchel's history with the 33-year-old, there just might be a little method to the madness.READ MORE: Chelsea 'open Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang talks' - and Tuchel has close relationshipAfter Aubameyang was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy last season, Tuchel revealed that he still had "a very close relationship" with the striker, having managed him for two seasons at Dortmund.The German coach said: "I think that he [Aubameyang] was a very important player for me, we had a very close relationship. When we meet it is still always very nice.