Napoli price Gonzalo Higuaín at £67m to ward off big European clubs

Higuaín has attracted interest from Arsenal, Liverpool and Milan
• Napoli say any interested suitors must meet release clause

  

 Gonzalo Higuaín, currently at the Copa América with Argentina, will cost £67m to any interested parties. Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images

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Thursday 25 June 2015 14.58 BSTLast modified on Thursday 25 June 201515.09 BST

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Napoli have put a £67m price tag on the Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuaín to ward off reported interest from a host of Europe’s leading clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool and Milan.Higuaín was among Rafael Benítez’s first signings in the summer of 2013 and has enjoyed a prolific two seasons at Napoli, scoring 50 goals, but despite two on the final day of the season against Lazio as well as a missed penalty, his side missed out on qualification for the Champions League.

Napoli have no interest in cashing in on one of their prized assets however, releasing a statement informing potential suitors that they must meet a release clause of €94.7m (£67m) to sign the 27-year-old.

Higuaín is currently at the Copa América with Argentina, where he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Jamaica to book his side’s place in the last eight of the tournament, where they will play Colombia.