Arsenal have been boosted in their pursuit of a move for Gonzalo Higuain, according to the Metro.
The Premier League side were set to fight Juventus for the Argentine’s signature, as the forward looks to leave Real Madrid this summer.
But Juventus look set to now turn their attention to Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez, after Serie A rivals AC Milan ruled out a move for the fellow Argentine. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said that Tevez would not be moving to the San Siro:
“Tevez is not a transfer target for us. Before we will try to bring in new players, we will have to sell some of our own players first,” Galliani told reporters.
“It’s not a financial problem, but has to do with the amount of attackers we already have. At the moment, we already have seven players for just three positions.”
“Our big transfer coup came in January when we signed Mario Balotelli from City. We will see if anything else happens”
With Juve now turning their attention to Tevez, Arsenal can run unopposed in their pursuit of Higuain, who scored 16 league goals for Los Blancos last season.
The deal is set to cost Arsenal £22million, as Wenger starts to strengthen his squad ahead of the new season.
Should Juventus pull out of the Higuain chase? Will the Argentine do well at Arsenal?
Share your thoughts below!
[cat_link cat=”arsenal” type=”grid”]
