Gonzalo
Higuain will not be leaving Napoli this summer, according to club president
Aurelio De Laurentiis.
The Argentina striker has been linked for several years with a move to
the Premier League, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United reportedly among
his suitors.But the former Real Madrid star has three years left on his
contract with Napoli who have reiterated they have no intention of letting him
leave.
"There is absolutely no chance that Higuain will leave," De
Laurentiis told Italian TV station Mediaset. "Gonzalo is a Napoli player.
"I have made his (release) clause clear in order to stop the
constant speculation that appears in the press.
"There is a precise clause."
Napoli paid Real Madrid £28.2m to sign Higuain in the summer of 2013
and potential suitors would have to splash out £66.8m - Higuain's release clause
- to acquire the player. Higuain has been Napoli's top scorer in the past two
seasons, scoring 18 goals and setting up seven more in 37 Serie-A appearances
during the 2014-15 campaign.
He is on holiday after helping Argentina to the Copa America final
earlier this month but is expected to join Napoli next week to begin work under
new coach Maurizio Sarri.
"Higuain played in the Copa America; he has the right to a
certain number of days off," De Laurentiis said.
Napoli finished fifth in Serie A and will play in the Europa League
next season.
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