Napoli complete Higuain deal

The prolific attacker has made the
decision to continue his career in
Serie A and joins former Real
Madrid team-mates Jose Callejon
and Raul Albiol
Napoli have confirmed the signing of
Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid in a
deal believed to be worth up to €40
million.
The Partenopei were in the market for a
new striker following the €63 million sale
of Edinson Cavani to Paris Saint-Germain
and quickly earmarked Higuain as the
ideal replacement, with the club's
president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealing
the deal on his official Twitter page.
He tweeted: "This morning we have
signed the contract with Higuain."
The 25-year-old had previously been
linked with Juventus and Arsenal but has
now signed a five-year deal with Napoli
instead, becoming the eighth most
expensive incoming Serie A transfer of all
time.
Higuain came through the ranks of the
River Plate youth academy and joined
Madrid in January 2007 for a reported fee
of €12m and has since netted over 100
Liga goals for the Spanish giants.
"Real Madrid announce that the player
Gonzalo Higuain has been transferred to
Napoli," read a statement on the club's
official website. "The club want to show
their appreciation for all his years of
dedication and professionalism and wish
him luck in this new stage."
The prolific attacker becomes the third
Blancos player to make the move to the
Stadio San Paolo side this summer after
the arrivals of Jose Callejon and Raul
Albiol.
Napoli have also secured the services of
goalkeeper Rafael from Santos and Dries
Mertens from PSV, with Pepe Reina
expected to join on a season-long loan
from Liverpool soon after successfully
completing a medical earlier this week.