Chelsea progressively certain Gonzalo Higuain will sign

Chelsea are increasingly confident of signing Gonzalo Higuain on an initial loan with an option to buy,Uodatecrew media News understands.

Head coach Maurizio Sarri is understood to be keen on bringing Higuain to Stamford Bridge, despite concerns from the club's board.

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According to Sky in Italy, Chelsea's chief-executive Marina Granovskaia remains unconvinced Higuain is the answer to the club's striker problems.

Any deal for Higuain is further complicated by the striker's season-long loan at AC Milan from parent club Juventus.

Higuain is relied upon to be on the seat for AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup last against Juventus in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Throughout the end of the week Gattuso seemed to affirm Higuain was quick to leave the San Siro, saying "when a player decides it turns out to be difficult to persuade them generally".

Nonetheless, he has since backtracked on those remarks: "despite everything he hasn't disclosed to me he needs to leave, I am as yet pausing. You realize what I mean."