The Serie A club are negotiating
personal terms with the
Argentine's camp after settling a
price with the Spanish giants,
who had priced Arsenal out of a
move
By Wayne Veysey | UK
correspondent
Napoli have agreed a €37 million
fee with Real Madrid for Gonzalo
Higuain.
The Serie A club have had a fresh
bid for the Argentine accepted by
the Spanish club and Napoli are
now trying to convince the player
to move to the San Paolo.
Personal terms are yet to be
agreed, with Higuain's insistence
on retaining his image rights
providing a something of a
stumbling block.
Higuain has two years remaining
on a Nike deal worth around
€1.8m per year but Napoli would
prefer to take control of his
image rights and pay him a more
lucrative salary.
The forward earns a relatively
modest €75,000-a-week at
Madrid and Napoli are believed to
have offered him a deal in line
with the €116,000-a-week
starting salary he had agreed
with Arsenal.
The Gunners had agreed
personal terms with Higuain but
a transfer to the Emirates
Stadium stalled because Madrid
were holding out for a bigger
offer than the €27m submitted
by the Londoners.
Arsene Wenger subsequently
switched his attention to
capturing Luis Suarez from
Liverpool after learning the
Uruguayan was interested in a
move to the Emirates.
Wenger is still believed to be
monitoring Higuain’s situation
but plans to bring him to Arsenal
are on the backburner as the
Frenchman attempts to land
Suarez for £40m-plus in a deal
that would smash the club
transfer record.
Arsenal will not attempt to match
Napoli's bid but could come back
into the running for Higuain's
signature if he rejects a move to
the Serie A club.
New manager Rafael Benitez
targeted Higuain for the vacant
senior centre-forward role in the
team after selling Edinson Cavani
for €63m to Paris Saint-Germain
last week.
Although Madrid have claimed
Higuain is not for sale, it is
understood the Spanish club are
now ready to offload the
forward, who has spent six years
at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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