Aurelio De Laurentis confirms that Juventus will not sign Higuain

Arsenal may have been given a lifeline by Napoli for the signature of Gonzalo Higuain after the club’s president Aurelio De Laurentis said Juventus would not sign the Argentine striker. It’s been reported over the past few weeks that the Italian Champions were set to land the record-breaking striker, for almost €100m, reports that have now been debunked as a baseless rumour. The De Laurentis confirmed that there are no plans for Napoli to sell their top marksman, or is Juventus planning to negotiate a deal for the player when he spoke to the Champions general manager, Giuseppe Moratta. He said: “There was never any contact between Juventus and Napoli for Higuain.” “Marotta confirmed to me today that Juve had no intentions of meeting his buy-out. “I asked Marotta if he wanted to discuss the clause, but he assured me that it had not even crossed his mind,” added De Laurentiis. However, the Napoli chief also revealed that as much as they are not willing to sell the player to Juve, they still aren’t willing to sell him to another club, adding that the player himself has not indicated any interest in leaving the San Paolo. “No club has made an offer, nor has Higuain told us that he wants to leave,” De Laurentiis clarified. “It is time to stop with this whole world of crap and apologise to the supporters who have been left upset by these reports.”