DIEGO SIMEONE wants to brink Gonzalo Higuain to Atletico Madrid.
The Atletico Madrid boss has earmarked his fellow Argentinian as his No1 priority signing in the summer, according to Marca.
Simeone sees the Higuain as the missing link in his side that could help them finally win the Champions League.
But Higuain could be hard to get as Napoli could ask for up to £75million for the striker.
And there is competition for the former Real Madrid man as Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are all rumoured to be interested.
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The Gunners are in need of some extra fire-power after coming second best to Leicester in the Premier League last season.
Olivier Giroud is inconsistent and talk of Jamie Vardy coming from the champions to the Emirates has gone cold in recent days.
Jurgen Klopp is looking to put his stamp on his Liverpool side and knows that a striker is desperately needed if they are going to mount a serious title challenge next season.
But Chelsea and their new boss Antonio Conte are also in the market for a hitman after their disappointing season saw them finish 11th in the league.
And if Ateltico cannot bring Higuain to the Vicente Calderon, then they will turn their sights to their former hero Diego Costa.
Costa is currently at Stamford Bridge but failed to make an impact last season and was left out of Spain’s Euro 2016 squad.
The Brazilian-born Spaniard also has issues with his discipline but Simeone would be happy to bring him back to Spain.
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