Aubameyang has already turned a page in Marseille
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will not be sticking around at Olympique de Marseille for another season. Just one year after his return to the Canebiere, the Gabon striker is off again, leaving the Marseille club to join Deportivo La Coruna. At 37, “Aubam” is starting a fresh chapter in Spain, with a historic club desperate to find its way back into the spotlight.
For OM, the move has an odd feel to it. On the pitch, Aubameyang could still do a job. Off it, Marseille did not exactly have the luxury of saying no. With no Champions League football and a tight financial backdrop, the club keeps trimming the wage bill and taking in what it can from its senior players.
Fee for the deal: 1.5 million euros, the clause in his contract.
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A useful return, even in a messy season
Aubameyang did not have the easiest year of his career in Marseille. OM went through a difficult season collectively, well below the level they had hoped for, in an atmosphere that was sometimes heavy. But on an individual level, the Gabonese forward delivered.
Across 41 matches in all competitions, he scored 14 goals and laid on 10 assists. Solid numbers, especially in a setting where he had to carry plenty of the load, particularly during Amine Gouiri’s long absence.
He might not have been the electric striker he was in his Dortmund or Arsenal peak, but the movement, the instinct, the ability to find space and punish teams in tight areas were still there. In Marseille, he showed he could still matter.
A departure that did not suit everyone
Behind the scenes, not everyone was on the same page about letting him go. And you can see why. A seasoned player who scores goals, steadies a dressing room and accepts responsibility is not easy to replace.
But OM are in a spell where the bank balance often gets the final say before football does. Bruno Genesio had already admitted he would have to work within the club’s limits when he arrived. Aubameyang’s exit fits that pattern: sell, slim down, reset.
After Mason Greenwood, Marseille’s attack loses another major name. And this time it is not just about the numbers. It is about leadership and experience too.
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La Coruna have landed a smart coup
For Deportivo La Coruna, Aubameyang’s arrival feels like a proper statement. The Spanish club have brought in a globally recognised name, someone who has played for Dortmund, Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Marseille and Al-Qadsiah. A forward who has done it on the biggest European nights, led top-level attacks, and arrives with a profile few signings can match.
The Galician club has sold him as a new star for the project, with a contract running until June 2028. At 37, the length of the deal may raise eyebrows, but it also tells you everything about Deportivo’s ambition: use his experience, his finishing and his name to speed up their return to relevance.
A return to Spain that makes sense
Aubameyang already knows La Liga. His spell at Barcelona in the 2021-2022 season left a positive memory. He arrived in difficult circumstances, scored quickly, added depth and gave the Catalans’ attack a sharper edge.
So this is not a leap into the unknown. La Coruna are obviously not Barcelona, but the league, the football culture and the surroundings are familiar territory. For a player in the latter stages of his career, that kind of comfort matters.
And above all, Aubameyang is heading to a club where he should have a central role. Not a stop-gap. Not a marketing piece. A focal point expected to drive the project.
OM have to rebuild up front
For Marseille, the question now is obvious: who is going to score the goals? Greenwood’s exit had already stripped out a huge chunk of the attacking output. Aubameyang’s departure removes another 14 goals, 10 assists and a player who could fill in across different situations.
OM get a modest fee, but they lose a real option. At 1.5 million euros, this is not the sort of sale that changes the club’s finances. It is mainly a move that clears a salary and confirms Marseille are operating in a transfer market shaped by limits.
Now they have to get recruitment right. Not just pile up names, but find players who can bring pace, finishing and some character back into an attack that is changing fast.
Aubam keeps the journey going
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has lived almost every life a modern striker can have: French academy roots, a breakthrough in Germany, the heights of English football, a brief but memorable spell at Barcelona, the comebacks, the criticism, the returns, the late-career challenges.
La Coruna is the next stop. Maybe one of the last. But with Aubameyang, there is always the feeling he can still pop up, still score, still produce a season nobody quite saw coming.
OM have moved on.
Deportivo, meanwhile, have just bought themselves a name, a goalscorer and a story worth telling.
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