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The attacker must pbad a medical exam on Friday and complete the terms of a six-month loan agreement at Stamford Bridge. Another one year loan is then triggered in the summer, depending on appearances, objectives and results.
If Higuain can be registered before Friday noon, he may qualify for Saturday's match against the Gunners at the Emirates – although it's more likely that the former Napoli striker will make his debut at Chelsea against Tottenham in the return leg of the Carabao Cup. semifinal next Thursday.
Chelsea is ready to shoulder the £ 170,000 weekly salary of Higuain, after the Chelsea-Juventus deal on Wednesday night in Jeddah, where the Italian club beat AC Milan 1-0 in the final Italian Supercoppa.
The arrival of Higuain will pave the way for Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, who is due to travel to Atletico Madrid today for a contract valued at around £ 28m.
Higuain, 31, was loaned Wednesday night to Juventus for the first half of the season in Milan. He played only the last 20 minutes of the game.
The brother and agent of Napoli's former star Nicolas was in London on Thursday to finalize the personal terms of this complicated deal.
Milan has opened negotiations with Genoa to replace Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek to replace Higuain, but Chelsea's unsuccessful striker, Michy Batshuayi, could be an alternative.
However, the Belgian still wants to settle in Monaco, which has already made an offer for the striker.
Higuain is striker Maurizio Sarri's number one striker since he replaced Antonio Conte in July.
The duo has a strong collaborative bond in Naples and Argentina scored a personal best of 38 goals in its last season in 2015-16.
Sarri made it clear to Chelsea's council that Higuain was needed – as striker Morata and France's Olivier Giroud struggled this season.
Chelsea is getting closer to a £ 31 million contract for Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Leandro Paredes.
The 24-year-old is considered a substitute for Cesc Fabregas, who left for Monaco last week to meet Thierry Henry.
Paredes was a real success in Serie A with Roma before moving to Russia in 2017.
Sarri wants to bring reinforcements to the midfield, he also likes the Italian Nicolo Barella.
Cagliari general manager Mario Pbadetti dismissed the speech that the 21-year-old would leave the club.
"We continue to talk about him, we do interviews and publish statements, but we are obviously not clear enough: we repeat that [Barella] will remain at least six months, "he said.
"After that, we'll see what happens in the summer. We have great ambitions and Nicolo gives 1000% to every workout and he is happy to be in Cagliari.
"After that, we'll see what happens in the summer. We have great ambitions and Nicolo gives 1000% to every workout and he is happy to be in Cagliari.
"Selling it is not our goal."
Chelsea has already finalized Christian Pulisic's signing this month for £ 58m.
The American will spend the rest of the season on loan to Borussia Dortmund before teaming up with his new club this summer.
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