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Despite recent struggles, Gonzalo Higuain still is a central figure for Napoli

The 2015 edition of the Copa America concluded on July 4th with the finals being competed between Argentina and Chile, after an intense and dramatic penalty session it was the Chilean national side which came out on top with the victory.

Gonzalo Higuain entered the pitch at the 74th minute and even though he only managed to perform for a few minutes it was a disastrous time for the Argentine attacker as the 27 year old forward missed some good chances of scoring and when the penalty session arrived, Higuain’s shot went sky high, his shot wasn’t even close on finding the back of the net.

Even though Higuain has not been playing at his best, the recently appointed manager of Napoli Maurizio Sarri and the director of the Italian club Cristiano Giuntoli still have plans for Gonzalo Higuain and they aren’t interested in selling the player unless a substantially high offer in the region of €90 million is launched.

Napoli’s Maurizio Zirri said: “He’s central to our project. He’s a strong and unpredictable player; he has extraordinary qualities in linking up with his teammates in attack. So far I don’t think he’s shown his full potential, he still has room for improvement. I really hope I can pull even more out of him.”

This is bad news for Arsenal and Liverpool as both of the Premier League clubs were interested in signing Gonzalo Higuain but with such a high price tag, it’s just not a wise decision to spend that much money in a player that is simply not worth it.

Following the departure of Rafael Benitez from Napoli, Maurizio Sarri was selected as the successor and his task is to help keep the Italian club in the top 5 spots of the Serie A.