Higuain

[enigma]

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1085575709924515841

 

[dansubrosa]

Higuain with 3 goals against Arsenal this Saturday.

 

[strider6004]

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I saw the media post about him just ending a goal drought, might be a good time as even Salah and Kane this season have had goal droughts of about 5 matches.

 

[Sparkz]

Right now we need a striker and there really isn't many available in January at this point in time

While Higuain is 31 and getting on a bit he knows where the goal is and has played under Sarri before so shouldn't find it too difficult to fit into his tactical setup. He's scored goals his whole career and will be a much better option than our current options

We need a top 4 finish this season and need Champions League football. This is a short term fix and if his goals fire us into the Champions League next season it will be worth it

Also, with it possibly being a loan agreement it should allow us to spend big on a striker in the Summer instead of spending big on a panic signing this window

 

[dkw]

Frankly we aren't really in a position to turn our nose up at any top striker, so I think as a loan its worth a gamble on Higuain. He should settle into Sarri's style quickly and I can see hazard especially enjoying playing with him. 

 

[mwblue10]

Reports out there that it will be a 6 mo loan, with option to buy this summer or extend loan for another year.

Pretty ideal terms, or as close to ideal as we could get.

 

[Master&Commander]

Higuain is a new Chelsea player. Loan of 6 months for the moment with obligation of another one year in loan after some conditions.

 

[ForeverCarefree]

Italian journos reporting a deal is as good as done now, just a matter of time now by the looks of it.

Morata close to joining Atletico too.

 

[enigma]

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1085666973621633026

 

[JMaher94]

Welcome to Chelsea, Gonzalo.

We need the it's happening GIF please.

 

[dansubrosa]

 

[enigma]

God I hope he does well. It's so painful to watch our strikers not being a goal threat. 

 

[the special one]

Gonzalo took the nickname “El Pipita” dubbed after his father, who had the nickname “Pipa”. It has something to do with having a big nose. Apparently the Higuaín brothers (Gonzalo and Federico) both share the nickname “El Pipita” after his father “El Pipa” Higuaín.

 

[dansubrosa]

Higuain playing under Sarri.

 

[Chelsbear]

Have a bad feeling about this, doesn’t strike me as a player cut out for English football 

 

[strider6004]

Have a bad feeling about this, doesn’t strike me as a player cut out for English football 

Understand where you are coming from yet think he will do ok though bizarrely this season think Wilson would have done better.

 

[WalterWhiteCFC]

Gonzalo took the nickname “El Pipita” dubbed after his father, who had the nickname “Pipa”. It has something to do with having a big nose. Apparently the Higuaín brothers (Gonzalo and Federico) both share the nickname “El Pipita” after his father “El Pipa” Higuaín.

Unless he can score with it what’s the difference 

 

[Wearyourblue]

For those who've called for us to be more direct, Higuain should be the ideal signing. He puts it on frame as soon as possible.  Never seems to be to cute, just puts on frame.

 

[Socrates]

Not optimistic about this at all. He’s been laboured and ineffective the last couple of seasons and that’s in the much slower Italian league where he gets more time and space than he’ll get in England. 

Given that he’s presumably going to spearhead our forward line for the rest of the season, this is a terrible gamble by the club. This deal is surely at Sarri’s request, so if this turns into a disaster he’ll have nowhere to hide. 

 

[Jezq8]

I personally don’t mind this deal. We are in a desperate situation upfront. Higuain is experienced and has played in some of the biggest clubs in the game, plus he has worked under sarri before.