Manchester City urged to pay British record fee to sign transfer target Aubameyang

Premier League outfit Manchester City will have to smash the British transfer record to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 

The blue half of Manchester have been told to pay £65million for the Gabon international forward Aubameyang by Borussia Dortmund. 

City lodged an interest with Dortmund at the end of the season — on the instructions of incoming boss Pep Guardiola, who has seen plenty of the 26-year-old while in charge of Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich. 

But Dortmund’s valuation would shatter the record of £57.9m — paid by Manchester United to Real Madrid for Argentina winger Angel Di Maria two years ago. 

Borussia Dortmund, who have already sold Ilkay Gundogan to City and seen Mats Hummels join Bayern Munich at the end of his contract, hoped that their demands would cool City’s interest. 

However, there has not been a fresh approach from the Etihad since. But the Blues will go back if they receive any encouragement that Dortmund could revise their asking price.