Aubameyang targets titles with Dortmund

Star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is targeting titles next season with Borussia Dortmund, which has spent $128.5 million on eight new signings, hoping to break Bayern Munich’s stranglehold in the Bundesliga.

Aubameyang, 27, has been linked to a bumper move to Pep Guardiola-led Manchester City, but poured more cold water on any speculation by saying he wants to win titles with Dortmund, where he has a contract until 2020.

Bayern has won four straight Bundesliga championships and faces Dortmund for the German Super Cup title on Aug 14.

Borussia, which finished second in Germany’s top flight last season, sold defender Mats Hummels to Bayern, while Ilkay Gundogan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have joined Manchester City and United respectively.

But Dortmund has signed Germany attacking midfielders Andre Schuerrle from Wolfsburg and Mario Goetze, who is back after three years with Bayern, as part of eight new additions aimed at bolstering the squad.

“I want to win titles this season with Goetze and Schuerrle on the team,” Aubameyang told magazine Sports Bild.

“Their transfers are spectacular, they will do us good and our potential is enormous.

“Our goal must be to win at least one title,” added Africa’s reigning Footballer of the Year.

The Gabon striker scored 39 goals in all competitions last season as Dortmund scored 82 times in Germany’s top flight, two more than champion Bayern.

Alongside World Cup winners Goetze and Schuerrle, Dortmund has added Marc Bartra from Barcelona, Sebastian Rode from Bayern, Emre Mor from Denmark’s Nordsjaelland, Ousmane Dembele from Stade Rennes, Mikel Merino from Osasuna and Raphael Guerrerio from FC Orient.

“We have signed a lot of young players, but these are all guys with huge talent,” said Aubameyang.

“The Dortmund way is the right way to win titles.”