After reports of Chelsea offering €55m for Edinson Cavani, now Real Madrid have bid cash plus Gonzalo Higuain.
After reports of Chelsea offering €55m for Edinson Cavani, now Real Madrid have bid cash plus Gonzalo Higuain.
The bidding war is heating up for the Uruguayan hitman, who Napoli have said they won’t sell for less than his €63m release clause.
This morning Sky Sport Italia and Tuttosport both claimed that Chelsea had raised their proposal to €55m, but it was rejected along with another offer worth €30m plus Fernando Torres.
According to Sport Mediaset and Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Real Madrid reacted to the news by improving their own bid.
The offer on the table from the Merengues is now cash plus striker Higuain, who is in negotiations with both Juventus” data-scaytid=”17″>Juventus and Arsenal.
The proposal also includes the gate from a prestigious friendly between Napoli and Real Madrid, plus a series of performance-related bonuses.