Alvaro Morata and Gonzalo Higuain swap deal 'agreed'.

Gonzalo Higuain and Alvaro Morata are set for a sensational swap deal with the Spanish flop all clear to join AC Milan. 

Italian sources claim Gonzalo Higuain will move to Chelsea on a sixth-month loan deal with Alvaro Morata on a 18-month switch. 

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has been linked with a January move away from Stamford Bridge, after failing to impress under new boss Maurizio Sarri.

And now Italian source Sport MediaSet report says the AC Milan Higuain's departure is 'inevitable' with the deal all but 'agreed'.

The claim says Higuain will move on a 6-month loan to Chelsea, with option to extend if he is a success. 

But, Morata on the other hand will move on an 18-month loan to Milan, cutting out Juventus completely.

Higuain is desperate for a move to Chelsea in January and have a reunion with his former Napoli boss Sarri.

The 31-year old Higuain is currently on loan at AC Milan from Juventus but was subject to a permanent move this summer.

But Chelsea are exploring options to boost their striking force next month with Morata struggling badly under Sarri and he looks certain to leave Stamford Bridge.

Higuain played under Sarri at Napoli and, according to sources in Italy, he fancies a move to the Premier League with AC Milan also under intense pressure to cut their wage bill.

A potential swap deal would solve the immediate problem as Eden Hazard has played as a false nine in matches with Morata and Olivier Giroud both struggled for a life under Sarri.

The swap deal appeals to both Higuain and Morata but the major issue is Higuain’s age and that could be a sticking point to a permanent deal. Hence, the sixth-month deal.

Fortnight ago, Barcelona defender Jordi Alba says "top player" Morata would be welcome at the La Liga champions. 

The former Real Madrid and Juventus forward has been teed up for a move by his agents, who are trying to get him an escape route from Chelsea after 18 largely ineffective months.

And the reason Barcelona are receptive to the idea is because they are desperately seeking replacement for Luis Suarez, who is struggling with a knee injury. 

The former Liverpool striker is currently undergoing stem-cell treatment to try to cure a problem which threatens to wreck his season.