Chelsea are closing in on a deal to bring in AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain, 31, currently on loan from Juventus, with Alvaro Morata, 26, set to join Milan on loan
The Spaniard has flopped in the Premier League, unable to live up to his billing as the No1 striker at Stamford Bridge since his £65million summer switch from Real Madrid in 2017
Morata, 26, has scored just seven goals this season – and only five have been in the Premier League.
And Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has lost patience with Spanish international who has seen winger Eden Hazard preferred to him as the focal point of Chelsea’s attack.
Sarri wanted to link up with Higuain when he took over at the Blues last summer.
However, the Juventus striker was farmed out on loan to Milan to make way for Cristiano Ronaldo.
But Sarri could finally get his wish of working with the striker he sold to Juve in 2016.
The Italian coach has made it clear to the club he wants to beef up his attack to maintain their push for a top-four in the second half of the campaign.
