According to the report, prosecutors allege that the purchase was concealed through manoeuvres and forged signatures. The property was reportedly first acquired by a front linked to William and Gerardo Moncada, before passing through successive transfers and eventually being registered in Higuita’s name.
The report says the investigation lasted 12 years. Higuita has rejected the alleged connection, describing it as a “pure and simple coincidence”. Because the appeal remains unresolved, the accusations should not be treated as established fact.
Higuita’s public profile was built on risk and unconventionality. He played for Colombia at the 1990 World Cup and became one of football’s most distinctive goalkeepers by regularly moving far beyond his penalty area.
His defining image came at Wembley, where he produced the famous scorpion-kick save against England. Long hair, adventurous distribution and an instinct for spectacle made him an early example of the modern sweeper-keeper.
The report also revisits Higuita’s past association with Escobar, including his 1993 arrest during an investigation into the kidnapping of a drug trafficker’s daughter. It says Higuita acted as a mediator and later received an illegal payment, while charges were subsequently dropped. His reported visits to La Catedral, Escobar’s prison, have also remained part of the public record.
The next major development will be the court’s decision on Higuita’s appeal. Until then, the Medellín property remains both a legal dispute and a reminder that the goalkeeper’s extraordinary football story has always existed alongside Colombia’s turbulent history.