Overview
- RC Deportivo announced the signing on July 17, confirming a contract through June 2028 that brings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang back to Spain's top flight.
- Multiple outlets reported the transfer involved a modest fee of about €1.5 million, a move that helps Marseille cut wages after excluding the player from first-team plans.
- Aubameyang arrives off a productive 2025–26 season for Marseille in which he scored 10 Ligue 1 goals and supplied five assists in the league, and 14 goals in all competitions.
- The club says the veteran will provide on-field leadership and scoring options as Deportivo prepare for their LaLiga opener on August 17 and seek to avoid an immediate return to the second tier.
- The transfer continues Aubameyang's late-career pattern of short spells—he is on his fifth club in six years—which adds marketing value but leaves questions about long-term stability.