Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain agrees to terms with Inter Miami. Here are the details.
Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain got one step closer to joining Inter Miami on Thursday.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reported, and MLS sources confirmed to the Herald that Higuain and Inter Miami have agreed to personal terms, he was due to arrive in South Florida Thursday night, and they are just awaiting Juventus to sign off on Higuain’s exit agreement, as his contract runs through June 2021.
If the transfer goes through as expected, Higuain would be reunited with his former Juventus teammate Blaise Matuidi, who joined Inter Miami last month. Before he could begin training he would have to go through medical exams and the league’s COVID-protocol, which includes testing and a quarantine period of up to 10 days.
Inter Miami, coming off a dramatic 2-1 home win over Atlanta United on Wednesday night, plays on the road at Orlando City on Saturday. MLS has not announced the remainder of the season schedule beyond that point, but word is there will be a one-week break and then games will resume with expanded travel beyond the limited regional games teams played the past few weeks.
Higuain, 32, was one of the world’s top scorers between 2008 and 2018. He scored 107 goals over five years with Real Madrid, 71 goals in three seasons with Napoli and 48 in his first two seasons with Juventus, which paid Napoli a $99 million transfer fee to get him in 2016. He spent 2019 on loan with Chelsea before returning to Juventus.
He scored eight goals and had four assists in 32 games in 2019-20.
He also scored 31 goals in 75 games with the Argentine national team. He reportedly made around $15 million this season.
D.C. United reportedly explored the possibility of signing Higuain in May and reuniting him with his older brother, Federico, 35, who joined the team in March. Their mother is sick in Argentina, so reports said Gonzalo would like to be closer to her.
This story was originally published September 10, 2020 at 3:18 PM.