Gonzalo Higuain's agent has travelled to London as Chelsea look to push through a deal for the AC Milan striker.
The 31-year-old, who is currently on a season-long loan at Milan from Juventus, wants to cut short his time at the San Siro and reunite with Maurizio Sarri.
The move is a complicated one given the loan agreement between the two Serie A clubs, but Chelsea have been working on a deal for a number of weeks.
Sarri's hopes of signing Higuain, who starred under him at Napoli, were boosted on Thursday as his agent and brother, Nicolas, landed in the capital.
It is believed that Nicolas will speak to the Blues about a deal, with Juventus wanting the Premier League club to take over the terms they agreed with Milan.
Higuain joined the Rossoneri with a view to a permanent £32million switch at the end of the season, but Chelsea would be reluctant to spend so much on a player who is already in his thirties.
Sarri is determined to sign the Argentina star as he attempts to cure the goalscoring problems which have plagued his side this season.
Alvaro Morata has failed to impress and wants a return to Spain, with Sevilla and Atletico Madrid among the clubs interested in him.
However, Chelsea could attempt to send the former Real Madrid star to AC Milan in order to get a deal for Higuain over the line.
Higuain excelled under Sarri during his time at Napoli, scoring 38 goals in his final season before making a big money move to rivals Juve.
If a deal for Higuain isn't possible, Chelsea could turn to Bournemouth's Callum Wilson, West Ham forward Mark Arnautovic or Leicester star Jamie Vardy.
De_Dean
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There are currently 4 near-useless strikers in the world... 2 (Giroud and Morata) play for Chelsea and the other 2 (Higuaín and Benzema) are linked to Chelsea.... Is something wrong with Chelsea
Gabrieljackson
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good lord no we don't want this
davidAjibo
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it's a big mistake
Longlife2000
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Chelsea fans right now. ...😂😂👇
joohnny10
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waiting for higuain join chelsea
Wendy-Alison042
79
these can't happen again another wast product is been brought in to the company what a big lost
misbit
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Something is wrong with Chelsea Football Club. I aways said this, they never should have allowed Conte to force Costa out. Now, they are paying price. They are also Fabregas out due to their stupid age policy of 31 years max.. But, they want Haguin who is 31 years old. They want a low level striker Vardy, Wilson, Mark, now 31 years old Haguin or Benzeman. What a joke?! They spent 54 million pounds on Jorginho and he is struggling to make an impact. They are forcing Fabregas because he is 32 years old. This is how they will treat Hazard once he reaches age 30 or 31. I hope Hazard leaves them for a club that will guaranteed him long term future without worrying about his age.