Higuain signed a five-year contract with Juventus on Tuesday after transferring from Napoli for a €90 million transfer fee.
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The 28-year-old’s departure from Napoli has been surrounded by great expectations and controversy as Juventus are their historical rival. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.theeagleonline.com.ng as the source.
FC’s Gab Marcotti assesses potential reinforcements Napoli could bring in if they sell Gonzalo Higuain.
The Argentinian’s plane landed in Turin on Wednesday morning, and he was welcomed by a crowd of about 200 Bianconeri fans.
Higuain joined Juventus from Real Madrid, where he scored 107 goals in six and a half seasons and helped the Spanish side win three league titles and the 2011 Copa del Rey. Players change teams more often, perhaps to make more money.
In the end, Napoli finished second, but Higuain was undoubtedly the star of last year’s campaign.
Roma captain Totti, who made his debut in 1994 for his hometown team, is one of the few high-profile one club players remaining, and is in a prime position to comment on the financial shift within football. The management in Turin have repeatedly declared their desire for a Champions League victory, and this is a clear statement that the trophy with the big ears is firmly within their sights.
Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi is wanted by Napoli and a few other clubs.
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Juventus reached the final in 2015 only to be outclassed in a 3-1 defeat in Berlin to Barcelona.
