Chelsea confirmed the signing of Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuaín. The 31-year-old has moved to Stamford Bridge on loan until the end of the season and will wear the No 9 shirt.
Higuaín will reunite with Maurizio Sarri after ending his loan at Milan in order to seal his move from parent club Juventus. Sarri was head coach at Napoli when Higuaín equalled the all-time Serie A scoring record for a single season, scoring 36 goals in 2015-16.
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New Chelsea signing @G_Higuain on his way to training for the first time with team-mate Jorginho.
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— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 24, 2019
The 31-year-old Argentina international spent the first half of the campaign at Milan, scoring eight times in 22 appearances. Higuaín, who will not be available for Thursday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Tottenham, said he was keen to repay Chelsea’s faith in him.
“When the opportunity to join Chelsea presented itself I had to take it,” he said. “It’s a team I’ve always liked that has a lot of history, a wonderful stadium and they play in the Premier League, a league I’ve always wanted to play in. I now hope I can give back that trust Chelsea have shown me out on the pitch. I can’t wait to start and I hope to adapt as soon as possible.”
✍ It's official!@G_Higuain is a Blue! #HiguaIN
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 23, 2019