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Diego Costa prevented Chelsea deal for Gonzalo Higuain
GONZALO HIGUAIN reportedly turned down a move to Chelsea last month as he was worried Diego Costa would keep him out of the first team.
Gonzalo Higuain came close to joining Chelsea last month
Chelsea monitored Higuain throughout the window and even considered a £40million bid for the Napoli striker.
Napoli tried to ward off interest in the Argentine by slapping a £76m price-tag on him.
Arsenal and Liverpool also kept tabs, as they sought to strengthen their respective attacks.
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Initially, it was thought a meeting between Higuain and Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri had persuaded him to stay in Serie A.
But according to the Daily Mail, Higuain's proposed switch to the Blues fell through, because Guus Hiddink couldn't guarantee Higuain would be able to start ahead of Costa.
Chelsea approached a number of strikers in January, and ended up bringing in Alexandre Pato on loan from Corinthians.
Meanwhile, Costa, who suffered an alarming dip in form earlier on this season, has scored seven goals since Hiddink replaced Jose Mourinho.
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