Napoli deny Higuain rant at Cristiano Ronaldo

Napoli have denied that forward Gonzalo Higuain made bad comments about Cristiano Ronaldo in an interview.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain

Higuain hit the headlines on Sunday when an interview of his was released where he was quoted as saying certain things about former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. The interview released by Don Balon claimed that Higuain had labelled Cristiano as an overrated and egoistical character.

Higuain played for four years alongside the Portuguese for Real Madrid before joining Napoli in 2013. The original quotes from the interview say that Cristiano needed to be constantly told by his friends that he was the best. Higuain also said that Ronaldo believed he was the best and anyone who disagreed with him was not his friend and was alienated in the dressing room.

Higuain has also shared a dressing room with Messi for international matches and the interview claims that Higuain had special praise for Messi. Cristiano's fans were angry at the Argentine's comments and particularly after he complimented Messi.

The comments caused a stir in the football world and Napoli were forced to release a statement to deny any such occurrence. Napoli's statement claims that Don Balon was never allowed an interview with Higuain and therefore whatever being said was completely false.