Having scored 117 Serie A goals in five and a half seasons across Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan, Gonzalo Higuaín is quite some player. UEFA.com has the lowdown on the Argentina striker after his arrival at Chelsea on loan.ROUND OF 32 IN-DEPTH What they say"He's a top striker. The most important thing is his movement – it is that of a very intelligent forward. He makes the other attackers' lives easy because he plays in behind and opens up a lot of space."José Mourinho, former Real Madrid coach
Tag: higuain
How brilliant is new Milan signing Gonzalo Higuaín?
Having scored 111 Serie A goals in five seasons with Napoli and Juventus, Gonzalo Higuaín is quite some player; UEFA.com counts the striker's blessings after his move to AC Milan.EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE What they say"He's a top striker. The most important thing is his movement – it is that of a very intelligent forward. He makes the other attackers' lives easy because he plays in behind and opens up a lot of space."José Mourinho, former Real Madrid coach
Weekend latest: Bayern top, City win again, Higuaín stars
Bayern beat Leipzig 2-0 to go three points clear of Dortmund after their loss at Hannover Lionel Messi strikes in Barcelona win to keep them four points clear in the Liga while Atlético draw Manchester City win to move to Premier League record 28 points from ten games; United beat Spurs Gonzalo Higuaín scores 100th and 101st Serie A goals as Juve win at AC Milan to catch Napoli Celtic draw stretches unbeaten domestic run fo 62 games Edinson Cavani double makes it 15 goals in 14 club games as Paris stay fo... UEFA.com - News
Madrid, Monaco, Atleti win; Higuaín rescues Juve
ATLÉTICO v REAL MADRIDAtlético 1-0 Eibar (Saúl 69)Atleti all but sealed a return to the UEFA Champions League group stage next season as Saúl Ñíguez's third goal in six outings earned a narrow home win that leaves Diego Simeone's team five points clear of fourth-place Sevilla with two to play. Atleti ended with ten men as Diego Godín received a second yellow card in added time. Granada 0-4 Real Madrid (James Rodríguez 3 11; Morata 30 35)Madrid were too hot to handle in Granada, two goals apiece from James Rodríguez and Álvaro Morata setting a much-changed side up for ... UEFA.com -
Higuaín on landing knockout blows for Juventus
Gonzalo Higuaín's first UEFA Champions League knockout goals since 2013 were the difference between Juventus and Monaco in the first leg of the semi-finals at Stade Louis II. For a player of his calibre, a record of only two goals in 24 knockout games prior to Wednesday night's heroics was a statistical anomaly. Doubling his career tally of knockout strikes in the 2-0 win at Monaco was an eloquent response to those who doubted whether it would ever happen for him in the tournament's latter stages.The Argentinian international, who had last scored in a knockout game for Real Madrid against Galatasaray in the 2013 quarter-finals,
Atlético leave it late, Higuaín stars for Juventus
Round of 16 first legs: Tuesday 14 FebruaryPARIS v BARCELONABordeaux 0-3 Paris (Cavani 6 47, Di María 40)Edinson Cavani took his recent tally to nine goals in six games as Paris won for the tenth time in eleven matches in all competitions.Alavés 0-6 Barcelona (Luis Suárez 37 67, Neymar 40, Messi 59, Alexis og 63, Rakitić 65)All three members of Barcelona's revered 'MSN' forward line were on the mark as Luis Enrique's men picked up their 12th victory in their last 16 outings in all competitions. The result was soured by Aleix Vidal suffering a dislocated ankle which ha... UEFA.com - News
Gonzalo Higuain Transfer: Why Juventus Paid Ransom For Argentina, Napoli Striker
Share this: Gonzalo Higuain has played the bulk of his career in the shadow of more illustrious teammates at club and international levels, but the business of soccer has pushed him further into the limelight. Higuain on Tuesday completed a £75.3 million (€90 million/$99 million) transfer from Napoli to Juventus, the Italian clubs announced on Twitter. Juventus will pay the mammoth fee, which equals Higuain’s release clause, in two installments over the next year. La Juventus Football Club ha esercitato la clausola rescissoria per l’acquisizione delle prestazioni sportive di Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain. — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) July 26, 2016 The transfer sets a record for highest fee paid between two teams in the same domestic league, surpassing Fernando Torres’ £50 million move from Liverpool