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Napoli: Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd MUST increase Gonzalo Higuain bid to £72m
NAPOLI insist the only way Gonzalo Higuain will be sold this summer is if a club meets his £72million buy-out clause.
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The Argentine international has been heavily linked with a move to England, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United believed to be keen on his services.
The 27-year-old is reportedly looking for a way out in the summer after Napoli failed to secure Champions League qualification.
If a madman offers to pay his buy-out clause then one must consider it
The Premier League trio are understood to be lining up £30m bids, but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis insists they will need to raise their offer by another £42m.
He told Gazzetta dello Sport: "Higuain's future? If a player has a contract this contract has to be respected.
Gonzalo Higuain will only leave Napoli if a club pays his £72m buy-out fee
"If a madman arrives and offers to pay his buy-out clause then one must consider it. Otherwise Pipita (Higuain) will remain here."
Higuain joined Napoli in the summer of 2013 from Real Madrid, costing the Serie A giants £28m.
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