Higuain upsets gangsters and kit men as he goes from Naples hero to zero after €90m Juventus deal
Argentine completes world’s third most expensive transfer to join Napoli’s rivals in a move that has prompted swift criticism
On 36 occasions last season, Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain boosted Napoli dreams of ending a 26-year title drought as he inspired with goalscoring feats in the Scudetto race with Juventus.
On Tuesday, Higuain went from hero to zero after completing the world’s third most expensive transfer to join Napoli’s rivals in a move that has underlined his quest for success, yet prompted swift criticism.
Higuain was feted as the King of Napoli only two months ago when he broke Gunnar Nordahl’s 66-year-old record of 35 goals in a single Serie A season as the Azzurri battled Juve for a title they last won in 1990.
But less than a month before Juve begin their bid for a record sixth consecutive title, the 28-year-old Argentine’s name in Naples might as well be mud.
As Juve fans largely rejoiced when they smashed the Italian transfer record by paying €90 million (HK$767.3m) to capture Higuain, their Napoli counterparts reacted by posting photos of their former idol’s shirt in the toilet.
Higuain will undergo a medical on Wednesday ahead of signing a five-year deal that would leave him behind only Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of most expensive transfers.