Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Getty Images)
Italian Serie A top goalscorer Gonzalo Higuaín reportedly wants to exit Napoli and move to English Premier League side Liverpool even if the Anfield giants will not participate in the Champions League next season.
The Daily Mirror indicated that the 28-year-old striker "is interested in joining Liverpool as he tries to force an exit from Napoli" in the summer. The report did not mention any reason behind the Argentina international's sudden decision, but had said that he "would like to play under Jürgen Klopp".
Higuaín scored a league-high 36 goals this term and was a long way followed by 19 goals from Paulo Dybala of Serie A champs Juventus.
The Argentine is also rumored to be targeted by other English clubs Arsenal and Manchester United, but the Reds are said to be his top priority at the moment.
Speculations abound that Liverpool head coach Klopp is set to revamp his scoring options this summer as the German manager is prepared to sell some of his forwards in the upcoming transfer window, such as Christian Benteke and Daniel Sturridge.
Higuaín could well provide the kind of goalscoring that Klopp wants and that the Reds had been missing since Luis Suárez moved to Barcelona in the summer of 2014.
Meanwhile, Caught Offside noted that Higuaín "has no problems with sitting out of next year's Champions League", which is said to be surprising as he passed up the opportunity to again challenge Juventus in the Serie A next season plus also playing in the Champions League with Partenopei while he is still in his prime.
Napoli, who paid Real Madrid £34.5 million in 2013 to acquire the Argentine sensation, is allegedly unwilling to let go of their prized scorer. However, team president Aurelio De Laurentiis is said to be targeting Everton's Romelu Lukaku as a possible replacement for Higuaín if in case he does exit the club this summer.
Higuaín just finished his third season with Gli Azzurri. He not only led the team and the league in scoring, but he also helped guide the club to an impressive runner-up finish.
Napoli was in the thick of the Italian top flight's title race until two late losses and a four-game suspension to Higuaín made them fall behind with six matchdays left to play.
