Gonzalo Higuain has joined Chelsea on a 6 month loan move from Juventus.
According to Juventus, Chelsea has the option to sign Higuain on a permanent deal after the loan spell for the sum of £31m.
Higuain had spent the first quarter of the season on loan at AC Milan where he made 22 appearances and scored 8 goals.
The striker has reunited with former coach Maurizio Sarri with whom He worked together suring His time at Napoli.
Higuain told Chelsea website “When the opportunity to join Chelsea presented itself, I had to take it” 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.
Higuain will not be available to play against Tottenham in the carabao cup semi final second leg today. But he will be available for the FA cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.
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