Gonzalo Higuain is not in talks with Chelsea and dreams of reuniting with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus, according to the player’s agent. Nicolas Higuain says his sibling wants to respect his contract with the Serie A giants.
Reports had claimed Maurizio Sarri’s arrival at Stamford Bridge as Antonio Conte’s replacement would mean the completion of a £53million move for Higuain. But Nicolas seems to have other ideas – with his comments coming on the same night Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes is reportedly heading to Real Madrid for crunch talks with Bernabeu chief Florentino Perez.
Nicolas believes the ex-Real pair – who spent four years together in La Liga – could make a deadly duo in Turin should Los Blancos accept Juve’s planned offer of £88m for the 33-year-old.
He said : “We are not in talks with Chelsea.