Diego Maradona: ' Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus hurts'
ByFootballItalia
Published 23/07/2016 at 20:22 GMT
Diego Armando Maradona admits Napoli fans are “hurting” after Gonzalo Higuain chose “direct rival Juventus. This did not happen in my time.”
Argentina football great Diego Maradona was in attendance as the Pumas overcame Tonga
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The news emerged today that had undergone a secret medical in MadridHiguain, accompanied by Juve directors Beppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici.
The Bianconeri are prepared to pay the full €94.7m release clause in Pipita’s contract.
“This Higuain affair is hurting me because he is going to a direct rival like Juventus, but we cannot blame the player either,” wrote Maradona on his official Facebook page.
“A player has a responsibility to himself and it is those fat cats of business that are grinning the most in this case. Nobody thinks of the fan.
“I'm tired of saying that today it seems to be more important to be a good businessman than a good president. This did not happen in my time.
“Too bad that FIFA continues to sleep.”
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