Gonzalo Higuain

[Ollie the Optimist]

So you believe in this theory that we're not announcing any signings because we're worried Man U won't sell Rooney to us if we've signed Higuain (or that the price will rocket), but you refuse to believe that we'd be struggling to agree a fee for a player when we've pretty done this kind of thing time and time again?

I never said I believed it, I said there could be so,etching to it and it's interesting. I don't refuse to believe we are struggling to agree a fee, I refuse to believe goal.com because they are full of bullshit

[Niall_Quinn]

On the other hand, us penny pinching in the face of an overwhelming need for genuine talent that could make a difference (rather than a string of prospects that end up eating the wage bill) is not a stretch of the imagination. It's us, after all.

Of course Madrid are probably holding out to see if city or the chavs or psg or some other comedy club starts throwing cash at them. This is why these clubs are no good for football, everything is inflated to shit.

If there's anything to any of the press BS then I hope the one thing that's not true is we are only looking for one striker. We have no strikers at the club right now (at least none that are in any way useful) - we need two. It'd be all well and good signing Higuain but if he gets injured we're back to square one with no options up top. Two strikers needed, excluding the bloke we just signed who I assume we signed after a strange season where we underperformed badly in terms of long term injuries. This new guy should get us back to the top of the injury tables where we belong.

[Marc Overmars]

Really hope we're not running the risk of missing out on him over a few mil but unfortunately it's something I can easily believe, despite the shameless boast about having more money.

[Kano]

I got to the point where it says "goal understands" and stopped reading.

twitter is a far more reliable source.

shame, ancelotti was just about to sign it off when he realised we hadn't offered enough. back to square one unfortunately. damnit.

[Niall_Quinn]

twitter is a far more reliable source.

shame, ancelotti was just about to sign it off when he realised we hadn't offered enough. back to square one unfortunately. damnit.

Guess he already has a pack of crisps and a signed photo of Chamakh.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Now is not the time for penny pinching. If we lose him because of a reluctance to pay a little more for Higuain it'll be so dissapointing.

No it won't be disappointing.

It'll be down right, ****y fucking shitty, penny pinching, incompetence!!

[Power n Glory]

What other clubs are looking at him? Juve are out of the running and I'm guessing most of the big clubs have their eyes on Cavani and Rooney.

We should probably bang out a deal now before focus is turned on Higuain as a back-up player but unless Madrid have other bidders, do we really need to pay the extra £5m? But to lose him over that amount would be stupid and there is no way we're getting Rooney for £25m if Chelsea are also looking at him.

[Maestro]

Higgy? .....Higgy??

[Munchies]

We've seent his 100x already, but a new article
Madrid and Arsenal close to an agreement claims Higuain's dad

http://www.marca.com/2013/07/03/futb...372873065.html

In Spanish, but atleast its some news again.

[Syn]

Papa Higgy