Aubameyang leaves Marseille for Deportivo La Coruña: transfer fee and contract length
The Gabonese forward leaves Marseille for newly-promoted Deportivo La Coruña on a two-year, €1.5m deal, choosing a return to Spain over a more lucrative offer from Turkey.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has left Olympique de Marseille to join newly-promoted Deportivo La Coruña on a two-year deal. The 37-year-old Gabonese forward departs Marseille's training ground after two seasons split across two separate spells at the club.
Key transfer facts
- Transfer fee: approximately €1.5 million
- Contract length: two years
- 2025-26 record at Marseille: 41 appearances in all competitions, 14 goals, 10 assists
- Previous La Liga club: FC Barcelona, left four years ago
Why Marseille let their striker go
While Marseille coach Bruno Génésio reportedly wanted to keep Aubameyang, the club's financial reality ultimately prevailed. Having missed out on Champions League qualification, OM needed to reduce their wage bill, and the departure of the Gabonese international — one of the squad's highest earners — fits that logic.
A surprising choice over a lucrative Turkish offer
Aubameyang reportedly turned down a more financially attractive offer from Turkey to return to Spanish football, where he previously played for FC Barcelona. The move makes Deportivo his fifth club in six years, underlining the well-travelled late stage of a career that has nonetheless made him one of the great African goalscorers of his generation.
Deportivo La Coruña's long-awaited return to La Liga
Deportivo La Coruña are back in Spain's top flight for the first time since the 2017-18 season, having dropped as low as the third tier in the interim. The Galician club, who finished second in Segunda División last season, open their campaign on August 17 at home to Elche, hoping Aubameyang's experience and international pedigree can help them stay up.
