Arsenal Selected Ozil Over Me – Higuain Claims

Gonzalo Higuain has claimed that Arsenal selected to signal Mesut Ozil as an alternative of him in 2013.

The Argentine claims the-then Gunners boss splashed out €80 million (£69m/$84m) on Ozil inside days of deeming him to be too costly.

Higuain went on to hitch Napoli, the place he scored 91 objectives throughout three seasons.

He instructed TyC Sports activities: “I do not forget that I used to be on the verge of going to Arsenal after I went to Napoli, however they stated I used to be too costly.

“And some days later, they paid €80m for Ozil!”

One other alternative to lure Higuain to England introduced itself in 2016, however as soon as once more Arsenal had been unable to place a deal in place and he ended up at Juventus.