Higuain scored 36 goals last season to help the southern Italians to second place in Serie A, 17 clear of next-highest scorer Paulo Dybala as he was crowned Capocannoniere.
Napoli finished well off champions Juventus, however, and his agent brother Nicolas affirmed he was not happy with the current situation at San Paolo.
"We came here with a plan for the Champions League, to be champions, to grow, and the club's response has not been ideal," he told Radio Continental.
"He has the right to ask for his contract to be terminated, but we will choose not to renew so he becomes a free agent in 2018.
"Under these conditions we will respect the contract we have with Napoli but we will not renew it under any circumstances. Gonzalo is super-professional and will continue to give his all."
Higuain also criticised Argentina coach Gerardo Martino for taking Gonzalo off during the Copa America final, while admitting his brother is devastated by his miss during the defeat.
"The No. 9 should never come off in a final. He has to play the whole 90 minutes. I never saw [Carlos] Bianchi taking off [Martin] Palermo in a final, and let's be honest: Kun Aguero is not a No. 9, Gonzalo is.
"I will not allow, as his brother and agent, everyone to take their shots at Gonzalo Higuain. Gonzalo is not a murderer, and Aguero is not a traitor.
"Gonzalo called me destroyed after the game, he tried to round [Claudio Bravo] and when he realised Bravo wasn't coming out he tried the chip."
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