Chelsea linked with striker bid

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is planning a £48m bid for Napoli’s Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, The Sun say.

Higuain, 26, only joined Napoli in the summer from Real Madrid, where he played under Mourinho.

Napoli apparently see a quick sale as good business as it would mean they would make a £13.5m profit on a player they bought for a reported £34.5m.

Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Ramires has apparently told Portuguese newspaper Ojogo he believes the club should re-sign Nemanja Matic.

The midfielder, who left to join Benfica as part of the deal which took David Luiz to Stamford Bridge in 2011, has been linked with a return.

And Ramires is quoted as saying: “If it depends on me then I would sign Matic on January 1.

“I’m convinced with him in the team he would help us our obtain our objectives.”