Juventus completed the signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli on Tuesday after activating the striker's €90 million release clause in the most expensive transfer ever in Italian football.
The Italian champions confirmed that Higuain has signed a five-year deal with the club, tying him to the Bianconeri until 2021.
Higuain broke Gunnar Nordahl's 66-year-old Serie A goal-scoring record on the final day of last season when he scored a hat trick to give him 36 goals in 35 matches.
Juventus director Beppe Marotta confirmed earlier on Tuesday that he had completed the registration of the Argentina forward in person on Tuesday, taking all the necessary documents to Lega Serie A headquarters in Milan to seal the deal.
"It's all done, we've registered Higuain's contract," Marotta told Sportitalia on Tuesday evening.
Napoli confirmed that Juventus had activated a release clause in Higuain's contract.
A Juventus statement read: "Juventus Football Club S.p.A announce that they have completed the permanent purchase of the playing rights of the footballer Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain for a fee of €90 million, payable in two equal instalments in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons."
The former River Plate and Real Madrid striker scored a total of 71 goals for Napoli after joining the club in 2013 and helped the club to success in the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in 2014.
He will hope to help Juventus to a sixth successive Serie A title this season.
The 28-year-old becomes Juve's biggest signing of a summer in which they have already brought in Miralem Pjanic, Dani Alves, Marko Pjaca, Mario Lemina and Medhi Benatia.
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