Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that there is no agreement in place with Napoli over the sale of Gonzalo Higuain.
Napoli were widely reported to have agreed a £31.8m deal for the Argentine forward in the last 24 hours, but Ancelotti is adamant that the claims are false.
He told reporters when asked to confirm stories of a deal involving Napoli: "Not true, I don't have any news about this.
"I think that now we have to speak about Higuain as a Real Madrid player. He is a fantastic player and a fantastic striker who took one minute to score tonight. I spoke to him this week.
"He is a Real Madrid player and until we have news we have to consider him as a Real Madrid player and I would like him to stay with us. He is very important to us and nothing else, it is not my business to judge the price of a player."
The 25-year-old scored less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute for Madrid last night, netting in a 6-0 friendly win over Bournemouth at the Goldsands Stadium.
Liam Power
