Liverpool are looking at a possible bid for Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain. The rumored bid is close to £30m which will make him the second costliest Liverpool striker after Andy Carroll.
Brendan Rodgers is set to break the bank for the 26-year old after a slow start to the season that has seen Liverpool struggle to break down defences. Mario Balotelli hasn’t had the impact that most fans imagined and has just one goal in six appearance so far this season. Daniel Sturridge, one half of last season’s famous SAS partnership, has struggled with injury so far. Liverpool’s remaining two strikers Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert have failed to provide any sort of support to the already out of form main strikers.
The signing of too many new players has ruined Liverpool’s cohesiveness that was visible last season and the money invested by the sale of Luis Suarez is yet to pay dividends. Higuain, who was signed by Napoli from Real Madrid for close to £32m, is reportedly unsettled in Italy and might make the switch if the right opportunity arises. It is also believed that Napoli are lining up Colombian Jackson Martinez as his potential replacement.
Liverpool are not the only Premier League club interested in signing the Argentine international as rivals Arsenal have rekindled their interest in the striker. Arsenal were close to signing him a season ago but he snubbed them and decided to make the switch to Italy instead. Both Arsenal and Liverpool will suit the Argentinian’s style of play as he relies on movement and his brilliant finishing ability.
The former Real Madrid striker has had a good career so far but was under-appreciated by the Bernabeu hierarchy. He was sold to Napoli an year ago despite scoring 18 goals in that season. Higuain’s debut season in Italy was a productive one as he scored 24 goals and provided 12 assists in 46 games, a goals to games ratio of more than half.