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Gonzalo Higuain's father Jorge has revealed that they have finally been given permission by Real Madrid to officially open talks with Arsenal.
Arsenal have been locked in talks with Real for weeks about a deal for the Argentina international striker and sources claim that the two clubs have now agreed a deal.
Real Madrid wanted €25million (£21million) for the 25-year-old, with Arsenal's opening offer believed to be €20million but it appears a compromise has now been reached, and it will represent a club-record deal for the English club.
"We have been given permission by Real Madrid to negotiate with Arsenal," Higuain senior, who represents the player along with one of his other sons, told Fox Sports Argentina.
"I will luckily be able to see my son in the Premier League soon."
Higuain is now set to fly into England and could complete his long-awaited move over the weekend.
You'll still have the doom merchants dismissing this.
"He's not coming, we're useless, we can't sign anyone, lalalalalalalalalalaa"
1989 u fuckwit I never said he wouldn't join I just said the deal isn't done because I believe we are still nickle and diming them which is typical of Arsenal !
Apart from the bit about him travelling to London today to sign the contract and us finally agreeing on the fee (€27m)?
I'm fairly confident he'll join, but whether he's travelling to London or not is probably as reliable as all the other rumours/mis-information out there (for example, how can we go from "activating" Fellaini's release clause to "considering" activating it, to being "reluctant" to activate it? - surely the first action supersedes all the others? - anyway, this Higuain saga seems to have every twist and turn imaginable as well; God know's how much of it is true though - in fact, I doubt even the journalist who writes the story knows! )
Point being, it's nigh on impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff, so I'm keeping my distance and waiting for things to happen.
By the sounds of things, Herd is taking a similar approach... even if he did take your enthusiasm a little to heart
Apart from the bit about him travelling to London today to sign the contract and us finally agreeing on the fee (€27m)?
I'm fairly confident he'll join, but whether he's travelling to London or not is probably as reliable as all the other rumours/mis-information out there (for example, how can we go from "activating" Fellaini's release clause to "considering" activating it, to being "reluctant" to activate it? - surely the first action supersedes all the others? - anyway, this Higuain saga seems to have every twist and turn imaginable as well; God know's how much of it is real though )
Point being, it's nigh on impossible to separate the wheat from the chaff, so I'm keeping my distance and waiting for things to happen.
By the sounds of things, Herd is taking a similar approach... even if he did take your enthusiasm a little to heart
We seem to have found a way not only to stall on transfers but to go backwards according to the mass media this summer! After agreeing personal terms with Higuain a fortnight ago we've now finally been given permission to talk with him
I agree with g88ner in that I'm inclined to say it's going to happen (unless some *word censored* like Citeh jump in at the last minute) but just as with the other reports I'm not convinced the ones about him travelling to London now are accurate. Reports yesterday seemed to think he was on holiday for a start.
Herd wrote:1989 u fuckwit I never said he wouldn't join I just said the deal isn't done because I believe we are still nickle and diming them which is typical of Arsenal !
Why post that fucking goal link then and insinuate that you're more likely to believe it rather than an actual reputable source in FoxSports?
Oh I know why, because it meets your doom and gloom sentiment.
If that was positive news reported on goal.com, you'd dismiss it right out of hand whilst laughing off a source well-known for spouting utter shite.
The world is gonna end soon because goal.com said so, zzzzzz...
Herd wrote:1989 u fuckwit I never said he wouldn't join I just said the deal isn't done because I believe we are still nickle and diming them which is typical of Arsenal !
Why post that fucking goal link then and insinuate that you're more likely to believe it rather than an actual reputable source in FoxSports?
Oh I know why, because it meets your doom and gloom sentiment.
If that was positive news reported on goal.com, you'd dismiss it right out of hand whilst laughing off a source well-known for spouting utter shite.
The world is gonna end soon because goal.com said so, zzzzzz...
Really .....And I turned down my sister-in-law and she is so fuckin hot
If only you'd have have posted that last week 1989
Apart from the bit about him travelling to London today to sign the contract and us finally agreeing on the fee (€27m)?
I'm fairly confident he'll join, but whether he's travelling to London or not is probably as reliable as all the other rumours/mis-information out there (for example, how can we go from "activating" Fellaini's release clause to "considering" activating it, to being "reluctant" to activate it?
Among the one's guilty of that is mainly that cock Wayne Veysey of goal.com who has been chatting absolute crap all summer. Fellaini this, Williams that. A complete bullshitter.
Herd wrote:1989 u fuckwit I never said he wouldn't join I just said the deal isn't done because I believe we are still nickle and diming them which is typical of Arsenal !
Why post that fucking goal link then and insinuate that you're more likely to believe it rather than an actual reputable source in FoxSports?
Oh I know why, because it meets your doom and gloom sentiment.
If that was positive news reported on goal.com, you'd dismiss it right out of hand whilst laughing off a source well-known for spouting utter shite.
The world is gonna end soon because goal.com said so, zzzzzz...
Really .....And I turned down my sister-in-law and she is so fuckin hot
If only you'd have have posted that last week 1989
You've nothing to regret mate, it's only goal.com ...........spare a thought for Herd though.
.....And I turned down my sister-in-law and she is so fuckin hot 
