Chelsea supervisor, Maurizio Sarri, is prepared to pay as much as £50million for Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson, if he’s unable to carry Gonzalo Higuain to Stamford Bridge.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Sarri stays decided to signal Higuain, regardless of issues from the Club’s board.
Nevertheless, it’s understood that Chelsea’s chief-executive, Marina Granovskaia, stays unconvinced that Higuain is the reply to their striker issues.
Any deal for Higuain is additional difficult by the striker’s season-long mortgage at AC Milan from dad or mum Club Juventus.
If Sarri is unable to persuade Chelsea over Higuain, the Italian will flip his consideration to Wilson, who has scored 10 targets in 23 matches in all competitions for Bournemouth this season.
Final month, Chelsea’s assistant supervisor Gianfranco Zola confirmed the Club’s curiosity in Wilson, forcing Cherries’ boss Eddie Howe to insist he isn’t on the market.