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Chelsea target Higuain makes PSG enquiry

ESPN staff
May 6, 2012
Gonzalo Higuain is frustrated at lack of playing time at Real Madrid © Getty Images
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Chelsea's hopes of signing Gonzalo Higuain were dented after it was revealed the Argentina striker had expressed interest in a move to Paris Saint Germain.

Higuain, 24, has been linked with a move away from Real Madrid for some time, with Juventus and Chelsea believed to be leading the race to secure his signature.

However, PSG midfielder Javier Pastore has confirmed that his international team-mate has been in touch to enquire about a move to the French capital.

Although Higuain recently said he was happy at the Santiago Bernabeu, he has also hinted at a dissatisfaction with his limited playing time.

"Two weeks ago, he called me to ask me about the club, Ligue 1 and the City of Paris," Pastore said in an interview with L'Equipe. "He told me that he had this opportunity, but that other clubs were interested in him."

Madrid have made clear that they would like to keep him - technical director Miguel Pardeza recently said that "he has a contract in place and we would be delighted if he stayed with us" - but the striker would have no shortage of suitors should he decide to move on.

Higuain, whose father Jorge Higuain played for Stade Brestois 29, was born in France but left the country at an early age.

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