Gonzalo Higuain's father believes Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was to blame for his son's exit from the La Liga club.

Higuain spent six years in the Spanish capital before leaving for Napoli in 2013, where he then went on to break the Serie A goalscoring record in 2015-16.

But despite repeated success since, and a transfer to Juventus for a reported £76million, his father, Jorge, still blames Real chief Perez for the circumstances surrounding the move away from Madrid.

Jorge Higuain blames Florentino Perez for his son's transfer away from Real Madrid in 2013

Higuain (left) spent six years at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu before joining Napoli

'It hurt me the way he left Madrid,' he told Cadena SER. 'It's something that the president at the time did. He [Perez] probably didn't like him.

'I think they could have done a lot more things with [Karim] Benzema, Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Gonzalo together.

'When they formed that trio in Madrid, they were some of the best goal-scorers. Gonzalo could have stayed longer at Real Madrid.'

Revenge could be on the cards when Juventus meet Real Madrid in the Champions League

Higuain has had a good season for Juventus, scoring 15 Serie A goals for the league leaders

Higuain, 30, will get another opportunity for revenge against his former club when Juventus meet Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday evening.

The pair met in last season's final, with the Argentine forward fluffing his lines as Real recorded a 4-1 victory.

He has struck 15 times in Serie A this season for Massimiliano Allegri's side.