Gabon coach Jorge Costa sent a mild shock wave around global media on Saturday when he told RFI(h/t Metro): "[Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang has asked not to be selected for the national team because he is changing clubs."
It comes as no surprise the Borussia Dortmund forward is a coveted player; he scored 39 goals and gave 12 assists in all club competitions last season. Yet for him to actually complete a transfer and for the scoop to be delivered by neither the player nor his representative is quite a shock.
No transfer has since happened.