Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuain has DENIED that he is set to retire at the end of the season

Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuain has denied his father's claims that he will retire at the end of the season.

The 34-year-old's contract expires in December, but the MLS team have an option to extend his stay for another 12 months.

The Argentina international says his father Jorge misunderstood him and insists he will be the one to reveal when he has decided to hang up his boots.

'It was a misunderstanding he had with me,' Higuain told reporters at a press conference.

'I never told him I was retiring. He misspoke, and that can happen, but this is very far from reality.

'I am focused on my club, on fulfilling my contract and when the time comes, if that decision is made, I will be the one communicating it, only me.'

The former Real Madrid and Juventus striker admitted that the time to bring an end to his playing days is approaching, but he is not thinking about it just yet.

'Obviously, I'm close to that time in which I'll stop playing football, but that's not on my mind at the moment,' Higuain added.

'What's on my mind is fulfilling my contract and then I will analyse how I feel and I will sit down with the club to make the best decision.

'Right now I feel good and I just wanted to clarify this, and when the time comes it will be me that communicates my decision.'

This came on the back of his dad, Jorge, appeared on Argentine channel TNT Sports, and said: 'I don't see him going back to Argentina. He finishes this year.

'At least what he told me, that he was retiring. He is retiring from the sport.

'I would love for him to continue to be linked to soccer in another role because he is a boy who is very well prepared.

'He knows all the players, he has been coached by the best coaches in the world, he has a terrible hunger for management.

'He would be good for soccer.'

Higuain joined Inter Miami on a free transfer in September 2020 after he agreed a £2.3m payoff with Juve to terminate his contract a year early.

He has made 44 appearances for the club overall and scored 15 goals.

This season he has struck twice in five MLS matches, with his side taking just one point from those games.

The striker enjoyed success in Europe throughout most of his career as he was snapped up by Real Madrid from River Plate in 2007 and went on to win three La Liga titles over his six years with the club.

Higuain then left to join Napoli, where he spent three years, scoring 91 goals in 146 games before Juventus came calling.

The striker claimed three Serie A crowns and reached the Champions League final with the Bianconeri, while he also took in loan spells at AC Milan and Chelsea during his time with the Turin club.