{"id":1738,"date":"2019-02-28T10:11:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/i-nearly-quit-football-new-chelsea-signing-higuain-reveals-anguish-over-mothers-illness\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:11:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:11:27","slug":"i-nearly-quit-football-new-chelsea-signing-higuain-reveals-anguish-over-mothers-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"'I nearly quit football' – New Chelsea signing Higuain reveals anguish over mother's illness"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Argentine will play the rest of the season alongside former mentor Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge after ending a loan spell with AC Milan <\/div>\n
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New Chelsea signing Gonzalo Higuain has revealed the anguish over a life-threatening illness suffered by his mother which almost prompted him to leave football altogether.<\/p>\n

Higuain, 31, this week sealed a move to Stamford Bridge that saw the Blues assume the remainder of the loan deal the Argentine had previously agreed to join AC Milan from Juventus.<\/p>\n

The move sees him team up once more with Maurizio Sarri, rekindling a partnership that brought scores of goals when the pair worked together at Napoli.<\/p>\n

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But Higuain admits that he almost retired from professional football in 2016, after learning that that his mother Nancy suffered from a serious medical condition – she has since made a full recovery –\u00a0 following Argentina’s defeat in the Copa America final to Chile.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided immediately that I must stop playing football so that I could look after my mum,\u201d Higuain explained to the Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suspected something was wrong at home during the Copa America, but it was still a huge shock when I was told the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt guilty, because I played in that final without knowing. My whole world came crashing down in that moment. I was not interested in anything else but my mum.<\/p>\n

“I told her I was finished with football and if it had been down to me I would have stopped playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer reply was that when I played football it made her happy. She told me that she would not allow me to give up something I loved. She asked me to carry on for her \u2014 and I knew I had to grant that wish.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family and friends are everything to me. After that, comes football. People need to understand that. They see you kick a ball and they don\u2019t think you have anything to think about outside the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Alvaro Morata set for a move to Atletico Madrid before the close of the January transfer window, Higuain’s main rival for a starting spot up front is likely to be Olivier Giroud.<\/p>\n

And the France international is eager go head to head with Pipita, believing that competition for places will only serve as extra motivation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cGonzalo\u2019s arrival will help me to step up again and keep me fighting to be competitive by working hard in training,” he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s going to be a benefit for the team. I hope he will help us to win trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chelsea continue their FA Cup challenge on Sunday at home to Sheffield Wednesday, before travelling to Bournemouth in Wednesday’s Premier League test.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Argentine will play the rest of the season alongside former mentor Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge after ending a loan spell with AC Milan New Chelsea signing Gonzalo Higuain has revealed the anguish over a life-threatening illness suffered by his mother which almost prompted him to leave football altogether. Higuain, 31, this week sealed … <\/p>\n

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