Chelsea to launch raid on ex-Arsenal target Higuain as Diego Costa continues to stall
CHELSEA are lining up a bumper bid for former Arsenal target Gonzalo
Higuain as Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa keeps Premier League clubs at
bay.
Chelsea are desperate to land at least one striker in the transfer window and Higuain could fit the bill [GETTY]
Jose
Mourinho knows he is one in-form striker away from a serious Premier
League challenge but at the moment he is left with three who are very
much misfiring.
Fernando Torres, Demba Ba and Samuel Eto'o have
disappointed and Mourinho knows he has to make a big move if he is to
have a successful first season back at Stamford Bridge.
While
money isn't really an object for Chelsea, Mourinho can raise funds by
getting rid of two of his flop strikers, Torres and Ba.
With Eto'o
out of contract in the summer he is likely to stay until May and the
on-loan Romelu Lukaku will return from Everton at the end of the season
to bolster Chelsea's attacking options.
Higuain has scored 13
times in 21 games this season, the same amount as the Blues' three
strikers have mustered in a combined total of 49 appearances.
Time could be running out for the misfiring Fernando Torres and Demba Ba
The Argentine moved to Napoli for £34.5m in the summer
but such is Chelsea's desperation for a top striker they are willing to
give Napoli a quick-fire profit on the striker.
Diego Costa has
been linked with Chelsea and a host of other number of Premier League
clubs, but Atletico are putting up one hell of a fight to keep him.
The Brazilian native is desperate to represent Spain at the World Cup in his country of birth next year.
And
staying in his adopted country, where he is clearly settled and scoring
for fun, could be seen as the best chance for Costa to make the Spain
squad.
Atletico will make it difficult for anyone to prize away
their star striker so Chelsea have taken the step to broaden their
search for a top striker.
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