Napoli are set to offer Gonzalo Higuain €8m per year wages and a halved release clause to fight off Juventus and Arsenal interest.
The Argentine’s brother declared he would not sign a contract extension because he was unhappy at the conditions, which don’t just refer to the deal itself, but also the lack of reinforcements.
According to Sky Sport Italia, Napoli have two plans in place for the Pipita problem.
Napoli are set to offer Gonzalo Higuain €8m per year wages and a halved release clause to fight off Juventus and Arsenal interest.
The Argentine’s brother declared he would not sign a contract extension because he was unhappy at the conditions, which don’t just refer to the deal itself, but also the lack of reinforcements.
According to Sky Sport Italia, Napoli have two plans in place for the Pipita problem.
The first is to keep him by offering wages worth €8m per season to 2018 and crucially a halved release clause from €94m to €47m.
In effect, this is just a ploy to hold the striker for one more year and then allow him to leave for a club of his choice.
If he still doesn’t accept that deal, then Napoli are refusing to negotiate with his preferred destination Juventus.
The Partenopei will only accept €94m cash, all in one instalment and not tempered by the inclusion of other players.
If Juventus meet those conditions, then Napoli will have little choice, much as Roma could not resist when they activated the clause in Miralem Pjanic’s contract.
However, if it comes to that, Napoli will try to send Higuain abroad rather than reinforce their Serie A arch rivals.
It means they could well be prepared to negotiate a cash plus player exchange with Arsenal.
Higuain was signed from Real Madrid in July 2013 for €38m and shattered Serie A records last term with 36 goals in 35 games.
His current contract runs to June 2018 and he will turn 29 years old in December.