Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has taken fresh aim at Juventus star Gonzalo Higuain.

Higuain left Napoli last summer after Juve met his €94 million buyout clause.

"He had a release clause, so if someone is crazy enough or interested enough to pay then I won't say anything," De Laurentiis told El Pais.

“But there are players who are serious and are treated as part of the family, and I feel like one of their parents.

“Those who aren't like that it's better to sell after three years.

“He [Higuain] had one of his best seasons, but we also lost a second [consecutive] qualification to the Champions League because he didn't score the decisive penalty

. “We didn't hang out personally very much, I didn't go for dinner with him. I knew his family very well though, and I must say they're exemplary, with an extraordinary father.

“Then there was his brother [Nicolas] who told me 'Higuain doesn't like playing with [Jose] Callejon, buy other players'.

“I'd never sell him because I love Callejon. So I increased his contract by four years. I'm not a man who can be blackmailed."