Gonzalo Higuain's £45 Million Deal With Chelsea Disputed By Club's Director of Sport

Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain has agreed to leave the Italian side and join Chelsea on a £45 milliom deal, but the agreement has been marred by dispute between Maurizio Sarri and club's Director of Sport, Marina Granovskaia.
Sarri's interest in the 31-year-old, who is currently on loan to AC Milan, was reportedly believed to be for his outstanding performing under him at Napoli in 2015/16 when he scored 38 goals in 42 appearances.
But the Spaniard's move to West London has been challenged by Chelsea's Director of Sport, Marina Granovskaia, who reportedly disagreed with Sarri over the signing of Gonzalo.
According to a report from Fabrizio Romano of calciomercato.com, the dispute between Granovskaia and Sarri is because the club has a deal an American player Christian Pulisic - who is meant to start with the team next season - but Sarri denied having any knowledge of any contract with the American.
"I didn't know anything about Pulisic on Tuesday," Sarri says "The club asked my opinion about him one month ago. My opinion was positive. Today, i have known that the deal is done but i don't know anything."
The USA international has already agreed to a £57.6 million deal with Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund and was loaned back to the club for the rest of the season.
When asked if he has had any contact with Sarri during an interview with ESPN, the 20-year-old revealed that he has not spoken to him since signing a deal with Chelsea, "No, nothing like that" he said.

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