Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Barcelona for free on the deadline day with reduced wages.
The Gabon striker agreed to an £80,000-a-week salary with Barcelona to make his move official to the Camp Nou.
Rivaldo claims that the 32-year old striker needs to hit the ground running to help the Catalan giants rise from their difficult position.
‘Barcelona signed two players right before the transfer window closing in an attempt to add more value to their attack,’ Rivaldo told Betfair.
‘Both striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and winger Adama Traore bring a lot of quality and experience from English football that could be very helpful to a squad in a renovation phase, that is still looking to find the balance between their young players and more experienced ones.
‘Both players were losing some influence on their Premier League clubs and I’m sure they are eager to take this opportunity at Barcelona to relaunch their careers, and I believe they will be a good solution in a tough period for the club.
‘In such a hard time for the club financially as well as on pitch, any new player that the club manage to bring in will be important. However, despite the new arrivals I still don’t think the club will be challenging for the title or Champions League soon as internal problems must be fixed before that become possible again.’
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