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Juventus' forward Gonzalo Higuain from Argentina holds his jersey at the Juventus' headquarter in Turin on July 27, 2016. AFP PHOTO / MARCO BERTORELLO Italian icon and one-club man Francesco Totti, who is set to play his final season with Roma, has said Higuain’s move is a “disaster” that smacks more of “business than passion”. “Look at what’s happened now with Gonzalo Higuain leaving Napoli for Juventus. It’s a disaster,” said Totti. “But, it’s completely normal now that when a foreigner comes to Italy he has the possibility of going to another team to make more money.” When asked to comment on Totti’s stinging assessment, Higuain replied, “I’ve got no comment to make about that. All I can say is he’s a great player.” Juventus begin their bid for a record sixth consecutive title, and a third consecutive league and Cup double, when they host Fiorentina on August 20.

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain offered an olive branch to disgruntled Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and well as fans of the club amid claims his controversial move to the Turin giants was motivated by money. Higuain, who hit a new Serie A record of 36 league goals last season, joined Juventus earlier this week on a five-year deal worth 90m euros ($98.8m, £75.3m) that will make him the league’s highest-paid player on an estimated annual salary of 7.5m euros ($8.3m). Although the transfer itself had Napoli fans in a fizz, Higuain’s failure to offer thanks and farewells to Napoli and their passionate ‘tifosi’ has gone down like a lead balloon in the southern Italian city. At his official unveiling in Turin on Thursday, the 28-year-old Argentine claimed he meant no offence to the club he has helped revive in three, mostly positive seasons in Naples. Sarri, credited with squeezing the best out of Higuain in his first season in the hot seat last campaign, was reportedly miffe...