Gonzalo Higuain to Chelsea: Striker's agent dampens talk of Stamford Bridge move

Staying put: Gonzalo Higuain
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Simon Johnson5 July 2018

Gonzalo Higuain is unlikely to move to Chelsea this summer.

Standard Sport revealed in May that the Argentina striker was being offered as a potential makeweight in an attempt by the Serie A side to re-sign Alvaro Morata.

The speculation has increased in recent weeks with Sarri, who he played under while at Napoli, set to take over at Chelsea.

But Higuain’s brother and agent Nicolas Higuain has dismissed the possibility of the forward leaving the Italian champions.

He said: “At the moment we haven’t spoken to any other clubs, as we have a three-year contract with Juventus.

“He is very happy in the city, at the club, with the coach and the tactical system. All these things people talked about other clubs are just rumours, we haven’t spoken to anybody.At the moment, he has three years on his contract with Juventus.

“Everyone knows his rapport with Sarri is wonderful and he sees him as a football father. But as far as I know, Sarri hasn’t even signed for Chelsea yet.

“Secondly, Gonzalo is happy in Turin and hasn’t received any indication from Juve, so I see no real chance of him leaving.”

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