Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira assures Gonzalo Higuain “is trying everything to be there” against Napoli on Friday.
The striker went under the knife this week for an operation on a broken finger, putting him in doubt for the trip to face his former side.
Pipita returned to training at Vinovo today, and Khedira gave Sky an update on his teammate’s condition.
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira assures Gonzalo Higuain “is trying everything to be there” against Napoli on Friday.
The striker went under the knife this week for an operation on a broken finger, putting him in doubt for the trip to face his former side.
Pipita returned to training at Vinovo today, and Khedira gave Sky an update on his teammate’s condition.
“It’s never easy after an operation, but he’s doing everything to be there,” the German said.
“He tried training today, I don't know if he felt pain you’d have to ask him. He’s trying everything to be there, but there are only two days left until the game.
“If he plays it will be a good thing for us, otherwise we have other top forwards who can replace him.
“I don’t know if he’s fit or not, I think at the moment his presence is in doubt.”
Khedira also praised Napoli, who currently sit four points clear of the Bianconeri at the top of Serie A.
“They have a lot of players with the qualities to decide the game, even on the bench.
“They have a great Coach [Maurizio Sarri], a good squad in general, a good goalkeeper, defence, midfield and attack.
“There are a lot of players who can score like [Jose] Callejon, [Dries] Mertens, [Lorenzo] Insigne, [Marek] Hamsik.
“It’s hard to say which players we have to be wary of, we need to be careful with all of them because they play so well as a team.
“They have good territory on the pitch, good management of the ball. That’s Napoli’s strength.”