WHEN PIERRE EMIRECK ABUMEYANG ALMOST JOINED NEWCASTLE UNITED.

The Gabon striker Pierre Emireck Abumeyang was on the verge of joining up with Newcastle united, in the year 2013, then Newcastle policy was that their striker should not be over 25 years of age, and he was 24 twenty four years old then, he was pacey, had great technique and was a lethal finisher. The price then was 13, thirteen million pounds peanuts then. But at that time Pierre Emireck Abumeyang had failed to click with both Lille and Monaco as well, he was at this time playing for St Etienne. But this deal between Newcastle united and Pierre Emireck Abumaeyang was that his father also named Pierre was a footballer as well, had other ideas. In the year 2013 Jürgen Klopp was the manager of Borussia Dortmund, and Borussia Dortmund were champions of Germany, and on the other hand Newcastle United were playing in the Europa League. So Borussia Dortmund was decided to be the club that would develop the son, so he joined Borussia Dortmund in 2013, and guess who also signed up with him in 2013? It was the Armenian Henrik Mkitharyan, same pair signed in 2018 with Arsenal.