After selling
Gonzalo Higuain for a monumental sum, the Serie A side don't need the money.
According to Sky Sport Italia expert Gianluca Di Marzio, the Serie A champions have officially asked
for Higuain for the first time and will hope to begin negotiations over a transfer.
The Reds have been alerted to the availability
of Higuain in the last few days with reports in both Italy and Argentina suggesting he is planning on changing clubs in the new year.
Telegraph report that he's now Chelsea's top transfer targets
with Higuain as a backup target.
«If they get Gonzalo
Higuain in for say # 50m and keep conceding two or three goals then they still won't win anything.»
Juve kept coming — with Keylor Navas saving from Gonzalo
Higuain as the Bernabeu gasped for breath.
Just when we thought we'd
got Higuain signed, sealed and delivered, something went amiss.
Giroud stats are good but he is shot shy in terms of attempts (iCardi is similar) Players
like Higuain n Kane are volume strikers they have many attempts.
Juventus have announced the signing of Gonzalo
Higuain from Napoli after activating his $ 90 million release clause.
I personally do nt
want higuain after he ill speaked about arsenal, when we were trying to sign him!
That weakness was put into the spotlight in just minutes after those changes, with Gonzalo
Higuain scoring in the 64th minute and Paulo Dybala finding the back of the net in the 67th, with both goals made possible thanks to top - notch wide play that left Spurs» defense in shambles.
It's the same issue with the striker had you
bought Higuain when he was at real or Suarez at liverpool even Aubameyang at Saint - Etienne you would've payed less than what your being asked to pay for Lacazette today.
This will fill their team except that we will not have a TOP striker
if Higuain goes.
Juve managed a rare opportunity moments later
when Higuain got into a good position but had his shot blocked by Bonucci.
«I rested Juan Cuadrado, while Gonzalo
Higuain didn't play against Torino.
There were pictures of
Higuain at Madrid airport last night and we were all eagerly awaiting the announcement, until the news from the Spanish media filtered through.
SEE ALSO: Ronaldo Manchester United return — # 60m deal in place
Higuain Liverpool — Reds target Napoli front - man Hottest Celebrity Football Fans
The Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport have stated that Napoli are pushing ahead in their pursuit of the Icardi who they view as a replacement for Gonzalo
Higuain who completed his transfer to rivals Juventus last week.
Will Wenger really
see Higuain as worth # 12 million more than Alexis Sanchez?
I think it doesn't make sense in offering Giroud in the deal unless we are planning to get another striker
after Higuain.
Napoli search for a replacement quickly after the hammer was dealt
by Higuain and Juventus.
The Gonzalo
Higuain saga looks set to continue and after the Napoli president, De Laurentiis, effectively signalled that Arsenal had a free run at signing the player.
Not really... If you scroll up you'll see a greater scoring record in a stronger league in favour of Giroud over
Higuain over the course of the previous two seasons while spending a significant portion on the sidelines.
Same happened last year when we tried to get Laca but waited to up our offer until after the silly
Higuain deal by which time the price for Laca went up.
But Kane pulled one back, only Juve's second goal conceded in 17 games, before
Higuain missed a second penalty, in what could prove a decisive moment in this tie.
Even if
Higuain comes in, I will start him on the bench for the first few months with Theo as first choice striker.
Lord knows we have seen
Higuain play well before Champions League games and then do next to nothing when said European fixture actually arrives.
This season Giroud went 15 matches without a goal,
while Higuain scored twice what anyone else in Serie A did!!!!!
Genoa got better as the game went on, and looked close to an equalizer a number of times
before Higuain put the result beyond them.
The signing of
Higuain looks like a formality now and manager Arsene Wenger looks set to spend heavily in the transfer window, with speculation linking the Gunners with Wayne Rooney, Ashley Williams and Mauroune Fellaini.
At 27 - years
old Higuain should be in his prime and we know that he is a talented forward but I am not convinced that he is the man to fire us to the Premier League title.
I, like most if not all of you can't hide my excitement at the thought of
Higuain joining us but i can't help but prefer us to invest in a younger and talented striker who can do his best to have an impact now and grow even better in the next few years.
Not
only Higuain who displayed dismal performances this summer.
Szcezny and Allison are currently the two best goal keepers in serie A. Mandzukic should be on the bench while Dybala - Costa play
behind Higuain in a 4321 since we need away goals.
While such dramatic reactions may initially seem over the top, it's worth remembering just
what Higuain meant to Napoli.
Mauricio Pochettino's men were on the brink after Gonzalo
Higuain put Juventus two up within nine minutes, the second a penalty after Ben Davies fouled Federico Bernardeschi.