Bronzetti: Real will not sell Higuain '

Bronzetti: Real will not sell Higuain '

Transfer consultant Ernesto Bronzetti is adamant talk that Real Madrid could be ready to sell Gonzalo Higuain are mere fabrications.

Despite being Real's standout striker for the last few seasons, the Spanish media have regularly speculated over Higuain's future at the club this summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo's 40-goal haul in La Liga this season has seen him come to be viewed as an out-and-out striker, while Karim Benzema impressed when standing in for Higuain last season when the Argentinean was out injured.

With coach Jose Mourinho's preference to use one striker as the arrowhead of a three-pronged attack involving two wider forwards, questions have been raised over the ability to accomodate Higuain and Ronaldo in the same side.

Serie A outfit Roma, buoyed financially after their takeover by American businessman Thomas DiBenedetto, have been linked with Higuain, but Bronzetti, who is a transfer market expert with strong links to Real, believes the 23-year-old is staying at the club.

"It's all lies," the Italian expert told Radio Centro Suono. "He is not for sale.

"Ten people have called for Higuain, but there is nothing."

Bronzetti even went as far as suggesting Higuain was invaluable to the club.

"There is not price for him as Real Madrid do not want to sell.

"These are the words of the directors, not mine."

Higuain had a slow start to life at Real after joining from River Plate in 2007, netting just eleven goals in 57 appearances in his first two seasons.

However, it was in third term with Los Blancos when he truly started to fire, hitting the back of the net 24 times in 44 appearances, before following up with a 29-goal haul in 40 games the following year.

The Argentinean international was hampered by injury last season but still managed to net thirteen goals in 25 appearances.