Gonzalo Higuain transfer latest: Striker a ‘few hours’ from signing Chelsea contract, confirms Maurizio Sarri

Gonzalo Higuain transfer latest: Striker a ‘few hours’ from signing Chelsea contract, confirms Maurizio Sarri
Gonzalo Higuain is on the verge of signing forChelsea,manager Maurizio Sarri has confirmed.The Juventus striker landed in the UK on Wednesday morning after cutting short his loan move at AC Milan to push through a switch to the Premier League club.1

Gonzalo Higuain will join Chelsea on loan

Higuain, who spent a successful season playing under Sarri at Napoli, will join Chelsea on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the deal permanent.Speaking ahead of the Spurs game– live on talkSPORT – Sarri said: “They’re a few hours into signing a contract today.“He is a very strong striker, especially in my first season in Naples. He did very well.“For sure he is one of the best strikers in my career. He has the right experience to play here. Under Sarri, Higuain scored 36 goals in 35 league games during the 2015/16 season, breaking Gunnar Nordahl’s 66-year-old Serie A record, to claim in claim the league’s Golden Boot (Capocannoniere) award.Chelsea are currently fourth, three points clear of Arsenal and Manchester United and it is hoped Higuain’s goals will allow Eden Hazard to flourish in his natural role on the left as the club look to secure a top four finish in the Premier League.

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At Real Madrid, the Argentina international scored 107 league goals in 190 games, 71 goals in 104 Serie A matches for Napoli and then 40 in 73 Juventus games, with six coming this season for Milan.Chelsea are at home against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup on Sunday and Sarri said although he wants to see goals being scored, there is plenty more to the striker’s game than hitting the back of the net.

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For me this is preseason, I've only been with the team for two weeks after seven or eight weeks out so it's just there, it's my second game in this position and I feel really good." Asked if he would sign a new contract if Chelsea were to offer him one, Fabregas replied: "Yeah I'm very open about it. To be the honest the club has not said anything.
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