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  • Serie A: Higuain apologises for sending off in Juve defeat

    AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain has apologised for getting dismissed against Juventus during a 2-0 defeat on Sunday in which he also missed a first-half penalty.

    Enraged after being penalised following a collision with Juventus defender Medhi Benatia, the former Real Madrid forward was booked for dissent, then given another yellow immediately afterwards for continued protest.

    “First of all, I want to apologise to the team, the coach, the supporters and the referee for my reaction,” Higuain said.

    “I take responsibility for what happened. Obviously, I hope that it doesn’t happen again. It was one of those moments.

    “We were losing. I missed a penalty and we aren’t robots but people. But I don’t want to try and justify my actions.”

    Juventus loaned Higuain to Milan for one year with an option to buy in August after signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, Higuain reiterated that it was however not his decision.

    “It was taken by others, not by me. I have always given everything in Turin,” said Higuain, who scored 55 goals in 105 appearances for Juventus.

    “Now I’m at Milan and I’m fine here. I am a very emotional person and player, so sometimes it is difficult to contain myself.

    “You can see me in the face if I’m feeling good or bad,” he added.

    “We are an example for children and I know my action was not the right one.”

    He also thanked his former Juventus team mates who tried to restrain him.

    “I had a great rapport with them, it was pleasing that they came and tried to hold me back.

    “They know that players have emotions and this game went wrong, above all for me, and I can only apologise.”

    Reuters/NAN

  • Serie A: Juventus forced me to leave – Higuain

    Serie A: Juventus forced me to leave – Higuain

    AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain said he was treated very well by Juventus — right until the moment they forced him out of the club to make way for Cristiano Ronaldo.
    The Argentine moved to Milan on loan in August after two seasons at Juventus, where he won two Serie A and Coppa Italia titles.
    Higuain also scored 55 goals in 105 appearances in all competitions.
    His departure, which he said was not his decision, came shortly after the Turin side signed five-times world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.
    Higuain, in an interview published on Thursday, said he felt something was amiss when he was left on the bench for the Coppa Italia final against AC Milan in May.
    “That day, I had the feeling inside me that maybe something had broken down. And then they signed Ronaldo,” he said.
    “The decision to leave was not mine. I gave everything for Juventus, I won several titles, after which Cristiano arrived.
    “The club wanted to make a leap in quality and they told me that I could not stay and that they were trying to find a solution. The best solution was Milan“.
    Still, Higuain said there were no hard feelings.
    “Mine is a feeling of affection because they treated me very well,” he added. “Companions and supporters have given me huge affection. But I did not ask to leave. Basically, everyone says it, they sent me away.”
    Higuain, who will take part in his first derby against Inter Milan on Sunday, has scored four goals in his first nine games for Milan.
    “Milan have given me something more after a World Cup which wasn’t great,” he said. “I found what I was looking for.”
    Reuters/NAN

  • Leonardo Bonucci rejoins Juventus, Higuain completes move to AC Milan

    Leonardo Bonucci rejoins Juventus, Higuain completes move to AC Milan

    Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has rejoined Serie A champions Juventus from AC Milan, while striker Gonzalo Higuain has moved the opposite way.

    AC Milan will pay 18m euros (£16m) for the loan of Higuain and have the option to make the deal permanent in a year by paying a fee of 36m euros (£32.04m).

    Meanwhile, Italy defender Mattia Caldara has left Juve to join AC Milan.

    Bonucci, 31, and Caldara, 24, is a swap deal with both transfers worth 35m euros (£31.2m).

    Argentina striker Higuain, 30, scored 16 Serie A goals last season.

    Higuain, who was linked with a move to Premier League side Chelsea, joined Juve from Napoli for a then domestic record fee of £75.3m in 2016 and scored 40 league goals in two seasons.

    AC Milan said in a statement: “Gonzalo and Mattia are two important pieces of the new era of the club.”

    Bonucci, 31, spent just one season at the San Siro having joined from Juve for £35.1m last summer.

    A Juventus statement said: “After spending seven wonderful years in black and white, Leonardo Bonucci has returned to the club following a season at AC Milan.

    “Both Juventus and Bonucci are ready to start winning things again together.”

  • Bonucci, Higuain in Juve-Milan swap deal

    Bonucci, Higuain in Juve-Milan swap deal

    Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci is set to rejoin Serie A champions Juventus from AC Milan in a reported swap involving striker Gonzalo Higuain.

    Bonucci, 31, will have spent just one season at the San Siro having joined from Juve for £35.1m last summer.

    On Thursday, Juve tweeted a short video of former skipper Bonucci with the caption “he is here in Turin”.

    Argentina striker Higuain, 30, has been replaced at the Allianz Stadium by Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

    Seven-time European champions Milan will reportedly pay an initial £16m as part of a season-long loan deal, with the option of making the move permanent for an additional £32m at the end of the season.

    AC Milan’s Instagram account posted a video of Higuain in their club colours with the caption “Higuain, ready to start”.

    Higuain, who was linked with a move to Premier League side Chelsea, joined Juve from Napoli for a then domestic record fee of £75.3m in 2016 and scored 40 league goals in two seasons.

    BBC

  • Transfer news: Chelsea contact Juventus over Gonzalo Higuain

    Chelsea have made initial contact with Juventus with the hope of signing Gonzalo Higuain, according to Sky in Italy.

    After Juve completed the £105m signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid last week, the Serie A club need to sell some players due to UEFA’s FFP rules.

    New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri worked with Higuain at Napoli before the striker joined Juventus in 2016, and Sky in Italy believe Sarri is keen to link up with the 30-year-old again at Stamford Bridge.

    Chelsea are also interested in signing Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, Sky in Italy are reporting – another player that worked with Sarri previously at Empoli.

    Sarri has already brought Jorginho with him to west London this summer, but Chelsea are yet to make another first-term signing.

    With goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois anticipated to leave, Chelsea are considering re-signing Petr Cech or Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel, according to Sky sources.

    Chelsea, who finished outside the Champions League places last season, are believed to want to keep Eden Hazard, with Sarri recently insisting he wanted their strongest players to remain at the club.

    Sarri said: “Clearly we would always like to keep all the strongest players. This is what any manager wants to do, this is what any club wants to do.

    “But then we will have to see how the transfer market will go over the next few days.”

  • Serie A Update : Gonzalo Higuain scores hat-trick as Juventus win 7-0

    Serie A Update : Gonzalo Higuain scores hat-trick as Juventus win 7-0

    Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick as Juventus thrashed Sassuolo 7-0 on Sunday to keep the pressure on Napoli in the Serie A title battle.

    Juve were already four goals to the good at half-time, Sami Khedira’s brace sandwiched by strikes from Alex Sandro and Miralem Pjanic.

    And Higuain took centre stage after the interval, scoring in the 63rd, 74th and 83rd minutes to give the scoreline an emphatic look.

    Napoli will have the chance to respond when they take on rock-bottom Benevento in the evening kick-off.

    Roma had earlier beaten Hellas Verona 1-0, with rising star Cengiz Under scoring the winner inside a minute.

    The Giallorossi lost Lorenzo Pellegrini to a red card early in the second half but held on for the three points.

    Ten-man AC Milan, though, were held to a 1-1 draw at Udinese.

    The visitors took an early lead through Suso but Davide Calabria’s dismissal and keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma’s unfortunate own goal – the ball going in off his arm after Kevin Lasagna’s cross deflected off Leonardo Bonucci and deceived him – pegged them back.

    Cagliari picked up an important three points against relegation rivals SPAL.

    Luca Cigarini scored in the first half and Marco Sau made the game safe in the second to lift the Sardinians seven points clear of their opponents who occupy the top relegation position.

    Fiorentina won 2-1 at Bologna, with goals from Jordan Veretout and Federico Chiesa either side of Eric Pulgar’s equaliser, while Gianluca Mancini earned Atalanta a 1-0 win over Chievo.