Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is heading back to La Liga, and he’s doing it with a club that has its own comeback story to tell. The 37-year-old striker has reached an agreement in principle to join Deportivo La Coruna, with a two-year contract pending only a medical examination and final paperwork, according to reports from transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano on July 15, 2026.

The reported transfer fee is €1.5 million, paid by Deportivo to Marseille.

A reunion with Spanish football

This would be Aubameyang’s return to Spain after his time at Barcelona, where he arrived in January 2022 and quickly reminded everyone he could still score goals at the highest level. He left Camp Nou for Chelsea that same summer, beginning a nomadic stretch that eventually landed him in Marseille.

Deportivo La Coruna, meanwhile, is writing its own redemption arc. The club earned promotion back to La Liga after spending eight years outside the top flight of Spanish football.

If the deal completes, Deportivo would become the 11th professional club of Aubameyang’s career. His career has taken him from Saint-Etienne to Borussia Dortmund, from Arsenal to Barcelona and beyond. Notably, Aubameyang rejected more lucrative offers, including one from Turkey, to join Deportivo.

What this deal actually means financially

The €1.5 million fee flowing from Deportivo to Marseille is a modest transaction by modern football standards. Marseille recoup a small sum on a player who had aged out of their first-team plans, and Deportivo acquire a recognized global name at a price point that makes sense for a club re-entering the top division after nearly a decade away.

Deportivo’s wage bill is the bigger variable here. Transfer fees are one-time costs. A two-year contract for a striker of Aubameyang’s profile will represent a meaningful recurring expenditure for a club that has been operating outside La Liga’s financial ecosystem for eight years.