Chelsea agree loan deal for Higuain

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Juventus over a loan deal for Gonzalo Higuain.

According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea will now sign Higuain on loan for six months, with an option to buy or extend the loan by a season.

Twitter: Agreement reached between #Juventus and #Chelsea for Gonzalo #Higuain! Loan + buy option for 6 months; it can be ex… https://t.co/vYpawlJclj (@FabrizioRomano)

Higuain has scored six goals in the Serie A for AC Milan on loan this season, but is now set to end his spell at the San Siro and play at Stamford Bridge for the rest of the campaign.

This is also now set to trigger Alvaro Morata’s move to Atletico Madrid, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Twitter: Álvaro #Morata is getting closer to #AtléticoMadrid from #Chelsea. Advanced talks and Álvaro has accepted the desti… https://t.co/L7vrVCwKp5 (@FabrizioRomano)

Morata has agreed to join Atletico and is awaiting Higuain’s switch to Chelsea before he can complete his transfer back to Spain.