The Bianconeri have agreed personal terms with the Argentina international, who represents the missing link in the Old Lady's pursuit of Champions League.
To this day, Napoli supporters sing songs about Diego Maradona. A particular favorite goes, "O, Mamma, Mamma, Mamma, do you know why my heart is thumping? I saw Maradona, I saw Maradona. Now I'm in love."
They sang it again after the final game of last season - but with a twist. The name of one Argentine idol had been replaced with that of another: Gonzalo Higuain. It was easy to understand why. Higuain had just scored a hat trick against Frosinone and, in doing so, he had done something nobody - not even Maradona - had done before: break Gunnar Nordahl's goal record for a single Serie A season (35).