Mauro Icardi’s agent has revealed his client was wanted by Real Madrid and Juventus in the summer but the forward didn’t want to leave Inter Milan.
The Argentine forward’s future had been up in the air as a number of top clubs were chasing him. The forward has been on a scoring spree in the last couple of season and had a breakthrough last campaign as he scored 29 times in the Serie-A.
Icardi’s goal scoring antics created a lot of hype but the 25 year old kept himself aloof from all the speculations and stayed at the San Siro. The Italian giants are expected to tie him to the club for a longer period by offering him a brand new contract.
Letterio Pino who happens to be a part of his agent said, “Mauro would like to sign a contract for life with Inter. He’s been playing for Inter since he was a child and he considers himself the heir to Javier Zanetti He is happy to stay despite all the rumors about his future.”
“We will meet Inter to discuss his new contract sooner or later. Mauro wants to stay and that’s what he told Real Madrid [last summer]. The Merengues thought Benzema was leaving and were looking for a similar striker.”
“Juve wanted him too but Mauro never thought of leaving Inter. He likes to play as a sole striker, sometimes people expect him to score goals out from nowhere. He loves to stay in the area and it’s strange to hear people that ask him to have more presence in the team’s attacking actions.”