REPORT: Higuain put on a diet by Napoli
Aurelio De Laurentiis isn't known for pulling his punches.
Speaking at the League headquarters the day after Napoli were knocked out of the Europa League, the Partenopei owner has some interesting things to say about star striker Gonzalo Higuain: "He needs to get back into the fantastic shape he was in a month ago".
Quite the statement about the Brest-born Buccaneer, who has plundered a scandalous 24 goals in 26 Serie A appearances, but who has slowed down by his very high standards, not scoring since February 7th.
This follows recent reports that El Pipita was put on a diet about three weeks ago. Though the club ostensibly brought in Higuain's dietician to help the former Real Madrid star deal with the change of season, reports are that he has put on a bit of weight.
His looking less-than-sharp in the 1-1 home draw with AC Milan seemed to confirm this, though it was inevitable that the 28-year-old would slow up a bit after playing like a demi-god for half a season.
