Ausilio: Icardi not for sale at any price
Ausilio: Icardi not for sale at any price
Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2016 by Foxsports.com
Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio has warned Napoli that star striker Mauro Icardi will not be allowed to leave the club regardless of what they are offered.
In the wake of their impending loss of Gonzalo Higuain, Napoli are in the market for a new striker and have reportedly identified Icardi as the man to replace his countryman at the Naples club.
The Nerazzurri executive, however, has made it clear to the 2015/16 Serie A runners-up that no offers for the 23-year-old will be considered.
"Icardi will remain at Inter, our position is very clear," Ausilio told Fcinternews.it. "It's not a question of money, it doesn't matter what Napoli can offer us.
"Our plan this summer is to reinforce Inter and to do that we're keeping hold of Icardi and our best players regardless of the figures offered. Icardi does not have a release clause and we do not want to sell. Simple.
"There's no problem between us and Icardi, he's working very hard. He has been with us for years and become captain of a team with a glorious past. We have always been attentive to his needs and always renewed his deal at the right time.
"Many people are forgetting that we have already signed three players [Caner Erkin, Ever Banega and Cristian Ansaldi] of international pedigree and will do more still."
Ausillio's sentiments were echoed by club vice-president Javier Zanetti.
"Icardi is very young and has great potential," Zanetti told reporters. "He must keep thinking about playing, nothing more.
"The intention is for him to stay with us. We renewed last year, adjusting the contract and giving him the captain's armband."
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