Higuain is a much safer choice for immediate impact than a Lukaku. The deal is bonkers, but if you have no worries about money, higuain is better than Lukaku. Should cost about half but that's a different discussion. And all this looking down on Serie A, we are breaking the transfer record in the history of football on just that. Proven in Serie A. People will cream their pants for many players similarly who are Proven in Serie A. It's just a shit and juvenile argument.
Gonzalo Higuain | BBC: Joins Juventus
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Its 2016.
The thing is, for those questioning the price etc, goals are the easiest commodity to monetise in football I think. Everything else is subjective, but the reality is, a club would probably pay 80m if they could contractually be certain they were buying 30 goals a season for 5 years.
Any player who guarantees goals is worth huge money. Ross McCormack cost 11m in the Championship a few years ago because for any team trying to get promoted, buying 25 league goals is worth the money, and he pretty much guaranteed that. Perhaps Higuain isn't a huge brand or anything, but Juve would pay big money for me if somehow they knew they were getting 150 goals over the term of my contract.
Any player who guarantees goals is worth huge money. Ross McCormack cost 11m in the Championship a few years ago because for any team trying to get promoted, buying 25 league goals is worth the money, and he pretty much guaranteed that. Perhaps Higuain isn't a huge brand or anything, but Juve would pay big money for me if somehow they knew they were getting 150 goals over the term of my contract.
So this deal would make him the world's most expensive player?! 
Napoli and Juve are rivals?
I love higuain
This is an insane deal. But at least gives massive evidence the Pogba deal must be imminent!
I'd bet my money that you will be playing 3-5-2 next season with 2 offensive wingbacks, especially now you have signed Dani Alves and Benatia
That is a system with 3 midfielders, you have Khedira and Marchisio to play as CM and Pjanic to play as CAM behind the 2 strikers, so in that scenario I'd say Pjanic replaces Pogba, further depth in the team to come from Sturaro, Pjaca, Asamoha and Hernanes. It would surpise me if you would play with a 4 man midfield eventough that is how Allegri has usually played this season, it doesn't really make sense with the signings does it ?
This is how I'd see juve play for 2016-2017
--------------------------Buffon----------------------------------
---------Barzagli--------Bonucci-------Chiellini----------------
Alves----------Khedira-----------Marchisio---------Sandro
---------------------------Pjanic-----------------------------
--------------------Higuain----Dyabala----------------------
I can ofcourse be completley wrong
Last season was his only season where he has scored 30+ goals.
He is the best striker Juve could sign though no question he will score about 7:10, but there is no resale value to him unlike Lacazette, Lukaku or Icardi they score about 1:2 they cost 50-70m Euros and in a few years time if a club comes knocking could make a few quid. All depends on what you are looking for, if its the best and making a statement then it's Higuain all day long, if it's looking to the future then 1 of the 3 players would be better
I'm surprised Juve and Real couldn't come to some kind of arrangement to be honest. If we're to assume it's correct that Pogba wanted Madrid over us, but just couldn't afford him that is. There are a few forward players there (Morata, James, Benzema, Isco to name a few) that would have lessened the fee significantly, surely one of them would have been willing to make the switch to Juventus.
Would have saved Juve from spunking 94 million euros on a player who is vastly overpriced, as Napoli know he's the only viable option for a club about to receive a world record fee. Would also have saved Madrid from hurriedly whoring James Rodriguez around Europe before they can enter the race.
Would have saved Juve from spunking 94 million euros on a player who is vastly overpriced, as Napoli know he's the only viable option for a club about to receive a world record fee. Would also have saved Madrid from hurriedly whoring James Rodriguez around Europe before they can enter the race.
Buffon: 38
Barzagli: 35
Bonucci: 29
Chiellini: 31
Alves: 33
Khedira: 29
Marchisio: 30
Sandro: 25
Pjanic: 26
Higuain: 29
Dybala: 22
Other old players: Evra (35), Mandzukic (30), Lichtsteiner (32), Benatia (29), Asamoah (28) and Hernanes (31)
Young players: Rugani(21), Sturaro (23) and Pjaca (21)
Very tough job for the Juventus board in the next years.
Only Suarez is a better striker than Higuain. He's worth that amount of money. He's been the best finisher in the World for years but his all-round game has come leaps & bounds since the move to Napoli. His finishing is absurd. He has every type of finish in his locker imaginable which is why he netted so many goals this past season, scores from so many acute angles.
I don't think the money is absurd either, he's younger than Suarez for example who would go for an even higher fee & his game isn't reliant on pace. Reckon he could go strong until around 34 like Drogba, Ibrahimovic etc
I don't think the money is absurd either, he's younger than Suarez for example who would go for an even higher fee & his game isn't reliant on pace. Reckon he could go strong until around 34 like Drogba, Ibrahimovic etc
So this deal would make him the world's most expensive player?!
No, that'd still be Bale (until we sign Pogba). Level with Ronaldo though
I still can't believe this is happening.
You don't want Higuain as Juve fan ?
Is this going to be like the Figo transfer? with hog heads and all that ?
Looks like yeah, they're already burning his shirts in Napoli square.
I'd wager Aguero when fit too.
When I started following football United were said to have overpaid for Carrick when he cost 16m. Now 10 years later a 29-year old striker with a reputation for missing in big games is being bought by an economical club in a cash-strapped league for 100m.
Italians don't like Neapolitans and Juventus is disliked. Add Maradona to the mix and you've got yourself a rivalry.
Higuaín is one of the best strikers in the world, so it makes sense that he would go for such a big fee.
It surprises me how underrated this guy actually is. It's like people have only watched him twice in the World Cup and Copa America final and have thus come to the conclusion that he's this "big game bottler"... what a load of rubbish. He set outstanding numbers this season in Serie A. He broke Diego Maradona's record for the most goals scored in a single season. Napoli paid 40m for him and they're selling him to a direct rival, so it makes sense that the price will be high.
Is he worth it? I'd say so. The prices are crazy these days and like it or not, you have to pay the big bucks if you want to get the big players. And Higuaín is one of the big players.
It surprises me how underrated this guy actually is. It's like people have only watched him twice in the World Cup and Copa America final and have thus come to the conclusion that he's this "big game bottler"... what a load of rubbish. He set outstanding numbers this season in Serie A. He broke Diego Maradona's record for the most goals scored in a single season. Napoli paid 40m for him and they're selling him to a direct rival, so it makes sense that the price will be high.
Is he worth it? I'd say so. The prices are crazy these days and like it or not, you have to pay the big bucks if you want to get the big players. And Higuaín is one of the big players.
I don't know, I did laugh.
It's a bit steep but I can see why Juventus did it. Also Higuain isn't that bad a player, and if not for the Pogba deal I doubt he'll have moved, or moved for that much.
Yes. So I think it's settled that Pogba is on his way back.
It really does remind me of that. "Hey we have the money let's go get that guy!"
Higuain bad reputation and image comes from this C1 game against Lyon with Real Madrid where he missed a goal that he should not have missed. For some reason, this "miss" keeps trailing him wherever he goes and some of the international games misses also help this agenda.
But it's not right, Higuain is a killer in front of the goals and I think he deserves that kind of money. If you watch carefully, he is not a pacey forward, yet he feels the goals and can score. Maybe he has a psychological issue with big games but he definitely has what it takes to overtake that hypothetical fear.
If this was not happening there would have been some kind of a response from both sides until now. Ugly scenes by the Napoli supporters but no statement from Napoli and Higuain
Not hating on him but he's already 28, not sure he can overcome it at this point.
When Higuain goes to Napoli, it will really be a very hostile reception. Maybe on Figo's level.
Napoli hate Juventus (to be fair, most teams in Italy hate Juventus).
Apart from Gonzo, who else have Juve bought this window??
Yeah but look at Van Persie , 31 and he looked shot!!
Isn't that mafia county aswell???
Announce this deal already!
feck Juventuz!
feck Juventuz!
Don't agree one bit with the posts claiming Higuain is underrated. People seem to be wax lyrical over his goal scoring last season but completely ignore that a 36-38 year old Luca Toni scored 42 league goals in two seasons for a Verona side that finished 10th and 13th. How many would he have got at an attack minded Napoli?
Don't agree he will score more at Juve either, they scored less goals than both Napoli and Roma last season and he potentially might not be the penalty taker. He will probably get substituted more often as well.
Higuain is a good player and will score goals, but his alround game is nowhere near strong enough for a top striker, in my view. Extremely overpriced even in today's inflated market.
Don't agree he will score more at Juve either, they scored less goals than both Napoli and Roma last season and he potentially might not be the penalty taker. He will probably get substituted more often as well.
Higuain is a good player and will score goals, but his alround game is nowhere near strong enough for a top striker, in my view. Extremely overpriced even in today's inflated market.
Where'd the extra 6m come from? Thought it was 94m
Your comment didn't go down with the Juventuz lot it seems! Liverpool levels of insularity and tunnel vision apparently.
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