Serie A champions Juventus have had a relatively quiet transfer window, but the club have now confirmed a high-profile departure.
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The Italian giants have announced that they have parted ways with Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain after terminating his contract.
Club statement:
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. announces the mutual termination of the contract with the player Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain. This operation generates a negative economic effect of approximately € 18.3 million on the 2019/2020 financial year due to the residual value write-down of the registration rights of the player.
Juventus’ Board of Directors has been convened for tomorrow, 18 September 2020, to examine and approve the new draft financial statements as of 30 June 2020 in order to take into account the negative economic effect on the 2019/2020 financial year generated by the aforementioned contractual termination. The draft financial statements as of 30 June 2020 will be submitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting already called for 15 October 2020.
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Higuain joined Juventus from Napoli in 2016 and has gone on to win three Serie A titles while scoring 66 goals in 149 appearances.
A number of reports claim the 32-year-old is set to reunite with former Juve teammate Blaise Matuidi at Major League Soccer side Inter Miami.
