Atletico Madrid Argentine is manager's first choice up front

Diego Simeone has made Gonzalo Higuain his priority signing for the summer, as he believes the Napoli forward will add the finishing touch his team needs to win the Champions League.

Simeone met director Gil Marin in Buenos Aires as the passionate coach shared his ambition to attract the forward to the club.

The coach believes Higuain is the perfect profile as he works hard and has already played in La Liga with Real Madrid and will not require much time to acclimate to the league.

However, a deal will not be reached easily with Napoli, as chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis wants 90 million Euros for his key player while other top clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain are also chasing the striker.

Atletico remain confident an agreement can be reached but will turn to either Edison Cavani or former player Diego Costa if Napoli prove too hard to deal with.

Los Colchoneros have officially confirmed their second signing with midfielder Nicolas Gaitan joining the club from Benfica.