Chelsea are ready to negotiate a swap deal between Alvaro Morata and Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain. The Stamford Bridge club are poised for Maurizio Sarri to take the helm and the Italian has earmarked the Argentine as a target, having worked with him for a season at Napoli. Morata struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League and is keen on a return to Turin, meaning Chelsea are ready ‘to propose’ the swap, according to La Gazetta dello Sport.
The Blues have yet to make contact over the possible switch although intermediaries have opened up a dialogue between the two clubs. Juventus value their 30-year-old forward at £61million and it remains to be seen whether an additional fee would be offered in any deal.