Gonzalo Higuaín joins Chelsea from Juventus on loan with option to buy

• Forward joins from Juventus after ending Milan loan
• Chelsea can buy Higuaín outright for £31.3m

Chelsea have 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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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2U9WJP5