Gonzalo Higuain - Your guide to the 'new' Arsenal man

2010 World Cup

Higuain managed to score 4 goals at the World Cup – a hat-trick against South Korea in the group stages and a goal in the last 16 against Mexico. He was one of the highest goalscorers at the World Cup and was the leading goalscorer for Argentina.

After the World Cup, Higuain extended his contract with Real Madrid until 2016. He entered Real Madrid history after scoring their 700th Champions League goal. In December, Higuain was diagnosed with herniated lumbar disc and had to undergo surgery which ruled him out until April. The Argentinian marked his return with a hat-trick away at Valencia in a 6-3 win. He finished the season with 10 goals in 17 matches.

In 2011/12, Higuain played more than double the amount of matches he had the season before. ‘El Pipita’ scored two hat-tricks in just 13 days in October 2011, one away at Espanyol and the other against Real Betis. At the end of March 2012, Higuain scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid in all competitions. The striker finished with 22 goals, more than teammate Karim Benzema.

Last season, Higuain began the season scoring in a goal in each of his first 3 games. He managed to score his 100th La Liga goal in a 88th minute against relegated-Deportivo. Higuain announced at the end of the campaign he was leaving after scoring 121 goals in an impressive career at Real Madrid.

Welcome to Arsenal?

It’s hard to see Gonzalo Higuain not joining Arsenal now, following all of the media stories. One can be 95% confident he will be an Arsenal player by the end of the window.

Higuain is a poacher and simply will score a lot of goals. His passing and holding the ball are strong skills of his, and his style of play often sees him laying off the ball, which is perfect for Cazorla. His dribbling is decent alongside his ability to shoot from distance. He prefers to play counter-attacking football which is what Arsenal have been renowned for in recent years. However, Higuain’s weaknesses are offside-awareness and his heading skills.

If Arsenal do secure Higuain, which fingers-crossed they will, it will be a sensational signing. Perhaps one of our best ever!