The Argentine star stepped out for his new club having visibly enjoyed his summer.
Gonzalo Higuain, all €90m of him, arrived in East London, ready to play a part in Juve’s pre-season friendly against West Ham. The 50,000-strong crowd were forced to wait until the second half to see the record-breaking Argentinian recruit, and as the striker trotted onto the turf, he appeared to be carrying some holiday weight. Luckily, with one of the stands in the Olympic Stadium some distance from the pitch, not every eye in the ground will have caught a clear glimpse of Higuain’s extra timber.
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Meanwhile, Andy Carroll was dominating the aerial space inside the Juventus box, scoring twice in soaring fashion. West Ham had gone two goals down, with Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic netting a goal each, but were dragged back into proceedings by Carroll’s compelling, muscular airborne input. Simone Zaza, of missed-penalty fame, netted a cool winner with five minutes remaining, as the match rolled lazily to its conclusion.
The Twitterverse was watching Higuain’s debut, from every intimately televised angle, and they too had their say.
The £75.3m man, @G_Higuain, makes his bow for @juventusfcen… #WHUJuve pic.twitter.com/dWrj155pbY
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) August 7, 2016
Jesus christ.
Has Higuain eaten £75m worth of Maccies?
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) August 7, 2016
Higuain hits the ground, hard. Felt the tremors up here… pic.twitter.com/yyu7QWCy61
— PjanicMode (@m1897) August 7, 2016
On the basis that Higuain is worth his weight in gold, it's apparent why Juventus had to pay so much for him. White shirt not flattering…
— Iain Strachan (@IainStrachan) August 7, 2016
West Ham chasing shadows for most of that half #whujuv pic.twitter.com/NDTgzPHReX
— Stuart Fuller (@theballisround) August 7, 2016
Higuain is a smart striker who relies on being in the right place at the right time, making the right runs and that sort of thing.
— J D Angkasa (@JDAngkasa) August 7, 2016
Higuain fat? What's new? He's been fat since 2008. That's just his physique.
— Eagles (3-1) (@GrandeZizou) August 7, 2016
Can only imagine how disappointed Higuain was when he found out they weren't wearing the vertical stripes today 🐖 https://t.co/SnsSxSmess
— Michael Boxall (@Boxall2) August 7, 2016
Higuain playing as if it's a final
— Jups the Coq (@BlockaCoq) August 7, 2016
Gonzalo Higuain looks like he enjoyed his summer. pic.twitter.com/jr8rgJt6hE
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) August 7, 2016
Andy Carroll outshining £75m Gonzalo Higuain. Lovely stuff. pic.twitter.com/ebXevthm5u
— Iron Views (@ironviews) August 7, 2016
Only now people realise Higuain is not fit?
He has been like that since RM.— Deniz Andres (@Koezo123) August 7, 2016
John Hartson keeps ripping into Gonzalo Higuain….Mate he scored 36 goals last season and just signed for Juventus for £70m 😂😂 #hartson
— Richard Ladd (@RichardLadd_1) August 7, 2016
The only reason Higuain chose Juve over us is because he didn't want to be exposed in our skin tight shirts pic.twitter.com/pgGAx31Yj0
— Mustielny (@KingPowerBen) August 7, 2016
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