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European transfer expert claims player wants to be at Chelsea next season
CHELSEA striker Gonzalo Higuain wants to extend his stay at the club, according to European football expert Julien Laurens.
Gonzalo Higuain wants to STAY at Chelsea claims pundit
Higuain joined Chelsea on loan from Serie A side AC Milan in the January transfer window.
The Blues are said to have agreed to pay £31million to Milan if they want to sign the Argentine on a permanent deal.
A £15.5m loan fee is also another option to keep Higuain at Stamford Bridge for a further 12 months.
However, the experienced striker has not had a fruitful time in front of goal since joining Chelsea, scoring just four Premier League goals in his 12 appearances.
He’s very happy in London, he wants to stay at the club
He received heavy criticism on social media for his performance in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.
Laurens claims Higuain loves living in London but says the 31-year-old has nowhere near been good enough in his first few months at the club.
“It’s quite a fascinating story really,” Laurens told ESPN FC.
“He’s very happy in London, he wants to stay at the club.
“But what he brings to this team is almost nothing really.
“Maybe you thought the goal he scored against Burnley last Monday would be the turning point, that something would happen and then he would maybe go into better form, and scoring goals again.
“He doesn’t get many chances but when he has one, like late in the game [against United], he makes a mess of it.
“He’s almost unrecognisable I think from the lethal striker that we got to know at Napoli for example under [Maurizio] Sarri.
“And the whole point was Sarri wanted him so badly because he thought that he could get the same Higuain that he got at Napoli.
“With the same style of play, with Jorginho there, same system, etc, etc.
“But instead you’ve got someone who’s scored one goal against Burnley, two against Huddersfield, one against Fulham.
“That’s pretty much it and that’s just not good enough.”