According to a report in the Daily Mail, English Premier League club Arsenal could return with an improved offer for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain after Napoli decided not to bid for the striker.
The Argentine international forward, who has been the prime target for the Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger this summer, was earlier said to have agreed on a deal worth around 22million pounds.
However, the 25-year-old has remained at the Bernabeu after new Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to put the buffers on a possible transfer. Madrid president Florentino Perez has now claimed that the club do not want Higuain to leave this summer despite previous reports and has also increased their valuation to nearly 40 million ponds.
Napoli boss Rafael Benitez had looked at the striker as a replacement for Edinson Cavani, who has joined Paris Saint-Germain in a massive deal worth 55 million pounds, but the Naples side have decided that the asking price is way above their valuation of the player.
Higuain is currently in England as part of Real Madrid's pre-season tour and is likely to be a member of the Los Blancos team that takes on Championship side AFC Bournemouth later tonight.
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