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Maurizio Sarri Prepared to Pay £50m for Callum Wilson as Plan B to Gonzalo Higuain

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is reportedly prepared to cough up £50m for Bournemouth's Callum Wilson, should the club fail to land his first choice in Gonzalo Higuain.

The Blues have been heavily linked with a move for a striker this month, as the goalscoring woes of Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud have led to the former Napoli boss using Eden Hazard as a centre forward.

Wilson and Higuain have both been talked about as potential solutions, and an update from Sky Sports on Thursday suggests the Stamford Bridge side are prepared to go in decisively with a move for the Bournemouth forward.