Higuain clarifies purpose behind picking AC Milan over Chelsea

Higuain clarifies purpose behind picking AC Milan over Chelsea

The west London club quickly sought after Higuain over the mid year as Juventus hoped to raise reserves following Cristiano Ronaldo's enormous cash entry, with Sarri a colossal fanatic of a player he instructed at Napoli. The Argentine delighted in the most productive period of his profession under the Italian, scoring 36 times in the 2015/16 Serie A battle to gain a move to Juve. 

Chelsea have been keen to bolster their frontline, especially while Alvaro Morata continues to misfire, but the 30-year-old Higuain does not fit their current profile of signing. The Blues are only prepared to offer short-term contracts to players over 30, and as much as Sarri was keen for a reunion, Higuain felt Milan showed far more desire to sign him.

Talking about Chelsea's approach at his divulging, Higuain clarified: 'I have immense regard for Sarri, yet he was the special case who needed me at Chelsea. 'Here at Milan everybody needed me. The inspiration and conviction they appeared at Milan was essential.'

Higuain has joined Milan on an underlying one-year credit worth around £16m and the Serie A mammoths have a commitment to sign him for all time next summer for £32m. That was a cost excessively soak for Chelsea, while Milan additionally exchanged Leonardo Bonucci back to Juventus as a component of the arrangement.