Higuaín Set To Join Matuidi At Inter Miami

Gonzalo Higuain is set to join former teammate, Blaise Matuidi at Inter Miami of the USA as Juventus terminates his contracts after he was deemed unfit to the Serie A club project.

Juventus have terminated the contract of Higuain by mutual consent, the Serie A champions have confirmed, with the Argentine forward closing in on a switch to David Beckham's Major League Soccer (MLS) side, Inter Miami.

"This operation generates a negative economic effect of approximately €18.3m on the 2019/20 financial year due to the residual value write-down of the registration rights of the player,” Juventus said in a statement

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Coach Andrea Pirlo axed Higuain and Sami Khedira from his squad. Recall Blaise Matuidi left earlier. The French man joined Inter Miami and he might be set to see a former teammate.

Former Real Madrid striker Higuain, who joined Juventus in 2016 after a three-year stint with Napoli, scored 66 goals in 149 games in all competitions for the reigning league champions.

"There were many battles together, many goals scored, with many often decisive. Now the paths of Higuain and Juventus go their separate ways," Juventus said in a statement.

Inter Miami manager, Diego Alonso said Higuain, 32, was close to joining the team as a free agent.

"Gonzalo is finalizing negotiations with the club and we hope this week to give the big news that he's our player," Alonso told reporters.