Whilst the 2015/16 domestic campaign has proven a somewhat disappointing affair for most Manchester City fans, the Citizens' recent Champions League quarter-final victory against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain should nonetheless serve to add a few smiles to the faces of the Etihad faithful as they go about their business this week.

Yet with Pep Guardiola confirmed to take the reins down at Eastlands upon the culmination of the current campaign, talk of who Man City should look to capture within the ever-competitive summer transfer window has taken on added significance.

Several high profile targets have been linked with a possible switch to join Guardiola’s proposed revolution at City, but as Borussia Dortmund’s current goalscoring sensation, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, has seemingly drawn the lion’s share of the media spotlight in recent days, perhaps the in-form Gabon international remains the most significant transfer target of the entire bunch.

So then, in light of 'Auba's' impressive form: do Manchester City really have what it takes to land the lightening-quick centre-forward, or will the 26-year-old striker ultimately opt to move elsewhere this summer?

Well, considering Aubameyang’s undoubtedly praiseworthy displays in the Bundesliga this season, it seems as if the former AC Milan and Saint-Etienne front-man probably won’t be sticking it out with his current employers beyond the 2015/16 campaign – regardless of how loved the striker is at Signal Iduna Park.

Dortmund have already seen fit to rid themselves of Nuri Sahin, Shinji Kagawa, Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski in recent years of course, so although fans of the formidable German outfit would most likely want to put a stop to such a concerning trend once again this summer, the money-men behind the scenes may ultimately chance upon the same old course of action.

…And as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has certainly served to excite fans of the German club this season, the reported interest from Manchester City – alongside several other highly-rated clubs both among the Premier League itself, and within the wider European game respectively – ultimately comes as little surprise.

Although Sergio Aguero must clearly go down as one of the best performers down at the Etihad in recent years, Manuel Pellegrini has found himself in possession of a distinct lack of strength and depth up top, despite spending close to £100m on both Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling last summer.

Wilfried Bony clearly hasn’t made the grade at City regardless of his prior form with Swansea, each of Edin Dzeko, Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro Negredo have all left the club in recent transfer windows, without setting the English game alight it must be said, and whilst Kelechi Iheanacho has certainly impressed upon his initial introduction, the 19-year-old front-man isn’t quite ready to help launch a title-winning campaign for Guardiola as early as next season.

A player of Aubameyang’s growing class would therefore suit Manchester City down to the ground next term, but whether or not the boardroom staff at the Etihad really have what it takes to lure the 26-year-old striker to their club amid such fierce competition from within the English top-flight, remains somewhat of an unsolved matter at this particular stage in the proceedings.

Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea have all been linked with the in-form Gabon international in recent transfer windows, while local rivals Manchester United also remain in serious contention to land the impressive Bundesliga favourite in the not too distant future.

On the back of Pep Guardiola’s much anticipated foray among the Premier League next season, however – as well as obviously failing to discount the seemingly endless pots of wealth on offer behind the scenes at the Etihad – perhaps Manchester City will ultimately stand the better chance of landing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer, if the determined Citizens truly want to re-assert their dominance within the English game.

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