Chelsea’s flop striker linked with surprising La Liga move

Gonzalo Higuain has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid, following the end of his deal with Chelsea.

The forward arrived on loan from Juventus in January to reinforce Chelsea’s striking options under Maurizio Sarri, but the move didn’t work out well for anyone. He looked slow and sluggish throughout his time at the club, and once Sarri left his future never looked like it was going to be here.

The latest rumours claim that Atletico Madrid are interested in the Argentine, although it’s hard to imagine him fitting into Diego Simeone’s system. Apart from their shared nationality in fact, there doesn’t seem to be much sense to this rumour at all.

Higuain’s loan to us ended today, the club confirmed, so he’s no longer our problem. The small mercy is that we didn’t buy him outright in January, or we really would be in trouble.

Good luck to whoever ends up with him – let’s be thankful it’s not us!

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