Juventus have agreed to pay Gonzalo Higuain’s €94.7 million release clause, Sky Sport Italia reports, with the Napoli striker said to have undergone a medical with Bianconeri officials in Madrid on Friday.
Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal were also rumoured to be interested in the Argentina international, who broke a Serie A record last season by scoring 36 goals, but it is the Italian champions who look to have made the decisive move having already signed Miralem Pjanic from rivals Roma earlier this summer.
Meanwhile, Eurosport claims Arsenal will soften the blow of having missed out on Higuain by announcing a €50m deal to sign Riyad Mahrez “imminently.” Mahrez, who was named PFA Player of the Year as Leicester won the title last season, scored 17 goals and set up 11 in 36 Premier League appearances.
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