{"id":154824,"date":"2018-07-19T07:46:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T07:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/spurs-join-chelsea-in-race-to-sign-juventus-forward-gonzalo-higuain\/"},"modified":"2018-07-19T07:46:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T07:46:29","slug":"spurs-join-chelsea-in-race-to-sign-juventus-forward-gonzalo-higuain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/19\/spurs-join-chelsea-in-race-to-sign-juventus-forward-gonzalo-higuain\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs join Chelsea in race to sign Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<section class=\"article__headline-section\"><span class=\"article__kicker theme__copy-color\">gossip<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"article__subdeck theme__border-color\" wp_automatic_readability=\"33\">\n<p>The Serie A champions are expected to let Higuain leave following Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s arrival in Turin<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"63.618696186962\">\n<p class=\"article__content article__content--intro\">Tottenham are considering making a bid for Juventus star Gonzalo Higuain, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Higuain, the forward, is expected to be sold by Juve this summer following Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s arrival in Turin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-400070 size-thesun-article-image\" alt=\"Higuain is expected to leave Juventus this summer\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/Higuain1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960&amp;quality=100\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\">\n\t\tHiguain is expected to leave Juventus this summer\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has long been a <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/400921\/chelsea-transfer-news-sign-gonzalo-higuain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">target for new Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri<\/a>, who worked with Higuian at Napoli \u2013 and helped the striker enjoy the best goal scoring season of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are said to have opened negotiations for Higuian, with the hopes a <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/400921\/chelsea-transfer-news-sign-gonzalo-higuain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deal can be wrapped up<\/a> for the 30-year-old in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\t<!--googleoff: all--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sun-grid-container sun-grid-container--white\">\n<div class=\"sun-row \">\n<div class=\"col sun-col-6\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic  rail--trending theme-main\" data-slide-count=\"4\" data-slide-count-tablet=\"4\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" wp_automatic_readability=\"20\">\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\" 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excessive spending resurface before Alisson deal\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/401398\/jurgen-klopps-hypocrisy-exposed-as-quotes-from-2016-resurface-ahead-of-alisson-becker-signing\/\" class=\"rail__item-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail__item .swiper-slide --><\/p>\n<div class=\"rail__item swiper-slide\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-image --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rail__item-headline theme__copy-color\">\n\t\t\t\ttransfer battle\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"rail__item-sub\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMan United, Chelsea, Man City and PSG in four-way race for Italian defender\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<!-- .rail__item-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/401393\/manchester-united-chelsea-manchester-city-paris-saint-germain-leonardo-bonucci\/\" class=\"rail__item-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .rail__item .swiper-slide 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all--><\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/sport\/18_luglio_18\/grossi-calibri-19aa4eae-89fd-11e8-8bbc-b107b233a106.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Corriere Della Sera<\/em><\/a> report that Juve have not yet received a bid for Higuain, and that Tottenham are also showing interest in the Argentina international.<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino wants to bring a new striker to north London to provide backup for Harry Kane, after recent signings Vincent Janssen and Fernando Llorente did little to impress for the Lilywhites.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thesun-article-image wp-image-373677\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/05\/thfc-14.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=700&amp;quality=100\" alt=\"Fernando Llorente (Substitute \u0096 on for Jan Vertonghen) \u0096 N\/A\" width=\"700\" 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