The 31-year-old has been a regular in the Argentina setup for the last decade since making his debut against Peru in 2009, though he has not featured since the 2018 World Cup.

"I've made the decision because I want to enjoy my family, I want to spend time with my daughter and at the same time I feel that I gave my country everything I could," Higuain said.

"I'm fully focused on my commitment to Chelsea.

"The Premier League is amazing and I really want to enjoy it. It's very competitive indeed."

Higuain reached three major finals whilst playing for Argentina - the 2014 World Cup and the Copa America in 2015 and 2016 - but he often received criticism after missing key chances in those matches, particularly in 2014 and 2015 against Germany and Chile respectively.

"People remember the goals I missed and not the ones I scored. I'm sure everyone celebrated the goal against Belgium [the winner in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final]," he told Fox Sports.

"When you criticise someone maliciously it hurts everyone. I saw how much my family suffered, but I gave everything for the national team.

"It's one thing to say that the national team did not achieve our objectives, but when people talk about failure it's very hard."

Source: Marca