Oli exit is the key to Auba deal
BORUSSIA DORTMUND are demanding Olivier Giroud in part-exchange for PierreEmerick Aubameyang – or they will put the deal off until the summer.
The German club want £60million for Aubameyang but have also told Arsenal they must get a replacement with Giroud their No.1 choice.
Dortmund are sweating on their Champions League place and while they know their striker wants to join Arsenal they are determined to bring in a goalscorer to get them back into Europe.
Arsenal have offered around £45m for Aubameyang and talks are ongoing with club officials still in Germany to try to thrash out a deal.
Dortmund wanted Giroud last summer and the France striker has since admitted the move appealed to him but eventually Aubameyang stayed put.
The Gabon star has agreed personal terms on a switch which would see him get around £200,000-aweek at the Emirates.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has not ruled out Giroud going to Dortmund and knows he wants gametime ahead of this summer’s World Cup.