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Chelsea news: Gonzalo Higuain transfer revelation made by AC Milan chief Leonardo
CHELSEA have not made an offer for Gonzalo Higuain.
That’s according to AC Milan chief Leonardo who has responded to rumours linking the Argentine with a switch to Stamford Bridge.
Higuain is on loan at the Serie A side from Juventus but has failed to impress this season.
The 30-year-old has managed just seven goals this campaign.
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Chelsea are looking to sign a striker in January with Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud failing to nail down a first-team place under Maurizio Sarri.
We haven’t received any offer from Chelsea - no one has asked us for him
And that has led to Eden Hazard playing as the central forward for the Blues.
But Sarri has been linked with a swoop for Higuain as the two worked well together at his previous club Napoli.
But Leonardo insists no contact has been made with Chelsea ahead of the transfer window.
He said: “We haven’t received any offer from Chelsea - no one has asked us for him and he didn’t ask to leave.
“Anyway, at AC Milan we keep only the players who want to stay here.
“It is difficult to manage a striker when he doesn’t score.
“Higuain must find the real himself, he is living in a different situation for him, he left Juventus and he is here on loan.
“He is very important for us and he knows it.”
Chelsea return to action on Sunday when they travel to Crystal Palace in the Premier League (12pm).
And Sarri has urged the Blues to sort out the future of Hazard as his contract continues to run down.
“I think we have to solve the problem,” he said. “If we want to plan the future, we have to solve this problem.
“I don't know [what Hazard is thinking], but I think that it's time to decide.”