Aubameyang close to joining Deportivo La Coruña

The veteran Gabonese, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, striker for Olympique Marseille, did not travel with his French team's delegation to Ivory Coast on Wednesday.

French newspaper L'Equipe revealed that Aubameyang (37 years old) is close to moving to Deportivo La Coruña, recently promoted to the Spanish league, and preferred it over joining Turkish club Corum.

The newspaper added that Aubameyang is expected to complete his transfer to the Spanish club within the next few hours.

It explained that Deportivo La Coruña reached an agreement with Marseille two weeks ago to sign Aubameyang for 1.5 million euros.

It noted that the Olympique Marseille striker was of interest to Turkish club Corum, which offered him a two-year contract with a net annual salary of 3.5 million euros.

But the Olympique Marseille striker prefers taking on the Spanish challenge and seeks to complete his move as soon as possible.