In the last hours Gonzalo Higuain He returned to Turin after taking a plane on Thursday night in Buenos Aires (he made a stopover in Madrid, Spain). The striker, who was in Argentina to be close to his mother, was escorted by a Juventus driver who took him directly to his home in Italy.
The striker, who was wearing gloves and a protective mask, will undergo coronavirus studies to find out when he will be able to join the training under the orders of technical director Maurizio Sarri.
The Pipit, in addition to his return to Italy, is now news for his possible return to River. Although from the millionaire club they affirm that they did not initiate any type of management and that everything will depend on the footballer's desire (he has a contract until June 2021 and charges $ 7.5 million), the Italian press insists on the issue and now revealed details of how the “operation return” would be carried out.
According to the Turin newspaper Tuttosport, the idea is to do something similar to what Boca did at the time to get Carlos Tevez repatriated, today captain and figure of the Miguel Ángel Russo team. On that occasion, the Xeneize he obtained the file of Carlos Tevez by means of a payment, the loan loan from Guido Vadalá and – prior to a millionaire payment by the Italians – he offered him the purchase options of some juveniles, such as Rodrigo Bentancur (currently in the Vecchia Signora), Franco Sebastian Cristaldo and Adrián Andrés Cubas.
The newspaper puts the forward Julián Álvarez (20 years) and the midfielder Jorge Carrascal (in a few days he will turn 22) as the footballers who could enter this negotiation. The Colombian, despite not having several minutes, after his good performance in the Pre-Olympic received polls from several European teams.
Corriere dello SportFor his part, he echoed the news and added to this list 4 young talents from the millionaire academy who have a contract until June 2021: the defender Lucas Martínez Quarta (Javier Zanetti acknowledged that Inter is behind him), the winger Gonzalo Montiel (received a formal offer from West Ham in January), center midfielder Santiago Sosa (at the time he was close to being transferred to Everton) and the offensive midfielder Cristian Ferreira.
In the current season, the Pipit played 34 games and scored 8 goals (5 for Serie A, 1 for the Italian Cup and 2 for the Champions League)
The issue could move forward in the next few hours, so Tuttosport He maintains that at Juventus they have already begun to streamline efforts to hire another center-forward. Beyond the options of Mauro Icardi and Gabriel Jesús, the newspaper points to Arkadiusz Milik as the replacement for Higuaín. The Pole, who has a good walk in Napoli, is considered by the managers of the Vecchia Signora as the best price-quality option on the market.