Man Utd and Arsenal battle for Gonzalo Higuain

Both Arsenal and Manchester United are in the race to sign Argentinian international striker Gonzalo Higuain. The Gunners very nearly completed a deal for the 27-year-old two seasons ago, but the forward decided to join Napoli instead.

Rumours from Italy today suggest that Man United want to bring Higuain in as a replacement for Robin van Persie at the end of the season, whilst Arsenal want Higuain as a successor for Lukas Podolski and Joel Campbell, both of whom could jump ship at the end of the 2014/15 campaign.

Higuain has been a star performer in Serie A since his arrival from Real Madrid, scoring 20 goals+ in both seasons he has played for Napoli.

The Serie A side are said to be ready to listen to offers for the player in the region of 23 million euros.