Posted on December 11, 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by AC
Barred by the competition and decidedly not successful this season, Mauro Icardi could leave Paris Saint-Germain … and Leonardo has every interest in closing this file quickly!
When Leonardo concluded his loan in 2019, everyone screamed at the stroke of genius. Mauro Icardi was certainly coming out of difficult months at Inter , but he captained it for several years and most importantly, established himself as one of Serie A's top scorers. Yet it never seemed to stick with Paris Saint-Germain. Between the competition with Edinson Cavani, the supposed problems with Neymar and Kylian Mbappé as well as the recent arrival of Lionel Messi this summer, Icardi never won at PSG. Thus, his departure is gradually becoming obvious, while the Parisians are already looking elsewhere with Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski or even Dušan Vlahović.
A staggering price set by Leonardo
Il Corriere dello Sport confirms this Saturday that Leonardo no longer wants to hear from Mauro Icardi. His services and especially his meager performance are obviously in the sights of the sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain, but we must not forget the recent events concerning the couple that Icardi forms with Wanda Nara. If he wants to sell it, Leonardo does not seem to be willing to sell it off, as Il Corriere assures us that he would not claim less than € 50M! A large sum, much too large in view of the current crisis situation, especially for a player who has played little with PSG. Calciomercato.it specifies in any case on his side that if this is the price of Icardi , Juventus and AC Milan would have no intention of making even one attempt.
PSG could lose a lot of money with Icardi
This winter should however be the most obvious way out for Leonardo. This Mauro Icardi file indeed looks more and more to a trap for the sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain, whose management could well be singled out. As a reminder, the capital club spent between 65 and 70M € in total to get Icardi at Inter , which for its part was more than happy to 'pocketing such a sum for an unwanted one. If we stick to the specialized site Transfermarkt it was quite a good deal, knowing that in December 2018 its value reached € 100m. However, its market value has since collapsed, as the number 9 of PSG is only worth € 35m. If Leonardo is to be able to get anything out of this, then it will be necessary to take action quickly … and put some effort into the prize.