The Gabon international, 26, commanded hefty column inches in the recent transfer window after a prolific campaign in the Bundesliga.

He already has 20 league goals this season, form that has seen him linked with Europe’s biggest clubs.

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However, Aubameyang has his eyes set on one club only: Real Madrid.

Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C) scores his second goal Image credit: Reuters

"My childhood dream? To play at Real Madrid," he told L'Equipe.

"In 2014, before he died, I promised my grandfather who was from Avila, 110 kilometers from Madrid, that I would play there. It will be complicated, but it sits in a corner of my head.

"When I was a kid, I watched Hugo Sanchez videos. The backflip I sometimes do when I score is actually an homage to him.

"Real Madrid, or another great spanish club, would also be a great gift to my mother."

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