“My heart is Argentine” The novel was finished: the forward of Real Madrid Gonzalo Higuaín acquired the Argentine citizenship and now yes he will be able to play with the selection EFE BUENOS AIRES -- The forward of Real Madrid Gonzalo Higuaín confirmed that he obtained the Argentine citizenship and was happy by the possibility of playing in the albiceleste selection after rejecting a call to do it with the one of France. Fotobaires.com Gonzalo Higuaín already has Argentine document “Although France is my country of birth and I keep a great respect to him, my heart is Argentine. I grew up in Argentina, I lived my better moments and I have everything in Argentina”, indicated today in declarations published by the sport newspaper Buenosairean Olé. The soccer player indicated that this Wednesday the Argentine consulate in Madrid informed to him to its father, Jorge “Pipe” Higuaín, that concluded the proceedings to formalize the Argentine nationalization of the recent incorporation of Real Madrid. Gonzalo Higuaín was born in Brest (the west of France) in 1987, when his father, played in the French championship, although something of a year in the European country lived less. For that reason the ex- forward of River Plate has French passport, although in last November he rejected to be summoned by France for a friendly one against Greece. “With this I do not stop being French. The only difference is that now yes I can have chance to play in my selection”, showed the player, of 19 years. “Higuaín is a player of my taste”, recognized the last week the Argentine selector, Alfio Basile, that the next Wednesday will direct to the albiceleste equipment in a friendly one against France that will dispute itself in Paris. |