Aubameyang’s culé commitment after the “white promise” to his grandfather

They assure that his grandfather was from the Real Madrid, even if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in his presentation he revealed that he was a mattress maker. “It’s a family thing, he’s from Ávila, and my grandfather was a big fan of Atlético, that’s why he always said I’m going to play for another club. My family is important to me and they are very happy that I’m here to play in LaLiga. Wherever he is now, he will be happy to see me at Blaugrana”, declared the new striker, who later added: “All the messages I have received from my family are good. Everyone is happy that I am here. It is an honor for me to be at Barcelona and I will give everything for this club”.

His commitment is such that he has even become a member of the Catalan club. Number 143,282, specifically. And the card that was given to him by the president himself at the beginning of the presentation at the Auditori 1899. An act in which he was accompanied by his family and friends and his agent, Florian Schroeder.

‘Auba’ wants to show a total attachment with the Barcelona and for that reason he renounced any other proposal. “This is Barcelona and Barcelona,” say sources around him. “It’s impossible to say no”. The player bets on Barça and wants his family to accompany him on this new adventure.

His father Pierre, former player of Toulouse or Nice, among others, already lives in Sitges and was a regular at the Camp Nou, where he appeared in the box from time to time since the previous stage of Joan Laporta as president. Moreover, yesterday his two former footballer brothers were also at the presentation. Willy and Cati, both older than him and already retired. In fact, there was a year that the three coincided playing for Milan at the same time, when the new signing of the Barça He was in the youth of the Italian team and his brothers between the subsidiary and the first team.

Now Aubameyang he is excited about settling in Barcelona and the new club, what’s more, he has two sons who are playing football. One 11 years old and the other five. He wants to make them both dress as Blaugrana. The eldest will have to pass the test to enter the alevín, while the youngest could already start at the FCB Escola as the players of other footballers from the culé first team have done.

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