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Gonzalo Higuain will be simply outstanding and BETTER at Chelsea than Real Madrid - Hislop
GONZALO HIGUAIN will be “simply outstanding” at Chelsea and better than he was at Real Madrid and Juventus.
Higuain will be BETTER at Chelsea than Real Madrid says expert
That is according to ESPN FC pundit and former West Ham goalkeeper Shaka Hislop.
Higuain is set to join Chelsea on loan for the remainder of the season with an option of another 12 months.
The Argentine is currently at AC Milan, on loan from Juventus, but it has been agreed for him to move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will add to an impressive list of clubs Higuain has played at throughout his career.
I think coming into a team like Chelsea, where it doesn’t have the pressure of a Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain will be simply outstanding
He spent six seasons at Real Madrid, scoring 121 goals in 264 appearances in all competitions.
However, he was not always a regular and fell out of favour following the arrival of Karim Benzema.
His most successful spell arguably came at Napoli where he spent three campaigns, one of which was under now Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri where he scored 36 goals in 35 Serie A games.
Despite netting 55 times in his first two seasons at Juventus, Higuain was loaned out to Milan at the beginning of this term following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin.
And after scoring just six goals in 15 league games for Milan, it appears he is on his way to Chelsea.
Hislop has no doubt Higuain will score the goals that his wages at Chelsea will deserve.
And he claims he will be better than he was at the likes of Madrid because he will not be under as much pressure.
“I think so [he will be worth the money],” Hislop said.
“When you look at Gonzalo Higuain and his performances, he failed, well not failed, but he had a similar set of misses for Real Madrid.
“You could probably make the same argument for Juventus.
“But then when you look at how good he was with Napoli in particular, I think coming into a team like Chelsea, where it doesn’t have the pressure of a Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain will be simply outstanding.”
It is not clear whether Higuain will sign in time for Chelsea's trip to Arsenal on Saturday (5.30pm).
The deal must be completed by 12pm on Friday for Higuain to be available.