5 winners and losers following Gonzalo Higuain's Chelsea move

#3 Winner: Gonzalo Higuain

Higuain, who has endured a poor season so far, was rewarded with another change of scenery...

For someone of his reputation and quality, it's been a poor season - to say the least - for Gonzalo Higuain. With eight goals and three assists in 22 appearances (all comps) for Milan, it makes for grim reading once you delve deeper into the statistics themselves.

Only two of his league goals came against teams in the top-half (Sampdoria and Atalanta). His two Europa League strikes were both netted before matchday three, where they lost their first group stage fixture against Real Betis.

Higuain's impact was minimal after that, Milan failed to qualify for the last-32 and lost the decider on matchday six against Olympiakos which saw them out on goal difference. Before his winner against SPAL on December 29, Higuain had gone 10 games (all comps) without a goal.

Chelsea are better than Milan and even with their issues this term, offer improved options for Higuain to combine with. Hazard, Mateo Kovacic, Willian, Pedro, Jorginho et al - he cannot afford to start slowly with scrutiny and multiple TV cameras focused on him in England.

Whether he likes it or not, Sarri's right: Higuain cannot afford to rest on his laurels in England if he wants to earn a permanent deal. Otherwise, both Chelsea and selling club Juventus could find themselves with an attacking dilemma to ponder this summer.