Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s start to life as a Chelsea player may not have taken the path he expected, but the striker says he is already enjoying working under Graham Potter.
Aubameyang moved from Barcelona to Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day but only had the chance to play one game under his former Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel before we parted company with the German.
‘He’s a great character. We will try to learn with him, and to win as soon as possible. It’s going to be easy to adapt. His ideas are very clear.
‘It’s been some strange weeks for all of us I think, not only me. That’s part of life. Everyone knows the relationship I had with Thomas. It’s sad when somebody leaves a club, but this is football. You have to adapt quickly at different moments in a season.
‘It’s a bit of sadness but hope, only better days are coming. When you play for Chelsea, you need results as soon as possible.’
Aubameyang’s whirlwistartsart to life in west London has been intensified by the mask he is having to wear to manage a facial injury sustained in a horrendous attack in his home towards the end of his time in Barcelona.
The Gabonese has played around an hour in his first two appearances for the Bles and provided an update on his injury status after Wednesday’s frustrating draw.
‘I need more time,’ he said.
‘I’m not 100 per cent fit. It’s not easy to play with a mask and with an injury, but hopeful, only I will get 100 per cent as soon as possible.’
