Alessandro Del Piero says Gonzalo Higuain is ‘angry’ with Juventus and has been spurred on by that at AC Milan.
Milan signed the 30-year-old striker on loan from the defending Serie A champions at the beginning of August after Juve signed Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo for £100million.
Higuain has hit the ground running at his new club scoring six goals in seven appearances and former Juve forward Del Piero believes he is enjoying his spell at the San Siro.
‘AC Milan need him so badly, both for his goals and for his leadership,’ he told Sky Sport Italia.
‘Everybody runs to hug him whenever he scores, this proves how happy he is in Milan and proves he’s settled in well.
Del Piero compared the Argentina forward’s time at Juventus, where he scored 55 goals in 105 appearances in all competitions, with his current period at Milan.
‘Before his move to Juventus, he used to complain much more, at Juve he has improved and he has learned to play for the team as well,’ he said.
‘However, I think he is angry with Juventus. He wanted to take his revenge after being kicked out of Juve.
‘He had positive seasons at Juve but he was sold, I think that’s the reason for Higuain’s anger.
‘Did you notice his celebrations? He opens his arms like he wants to be hugged. He is at AC Milan to solve their problems, he knows that and he loves it. He feels great in the group.’
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