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Sarri harbours Higuain 'regret' after striker snubbed Chelsea

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has “a little regret” after seeing Gonzalo Higuain snub the Blues in favour of making a move to AC Milan.

Despite having netted 55 goals over two seasons at Juventus, the Argentine saw the exit door opened in Turin over the summer.

The Bianconeri’s capture of Cristiano Ronaldo saw the South American deemed disposable, with various landing spots mooted.

Chelsea were among those to be credited with holding an interest, with Sarri having worked with Higuain in a previous post at Napoli.

He was, however, to be left empty-handed, with the Italian telling Sky Sport Italia: “Higuain?