According to TuttoSport this morning the contract renewal for Mateo Kovacic is imminent and could be announced within days. The agent of the player is currently located in Milan and contacts between himself and Piero Ausilio of Inter are constant. Kovacic is set to play a key role in Mancini’s Inter and that will be confirmed by an extension which will run through 2019.
Source: TuttoSport

Best possible news! Now to Icardi…
It’s key that we keep those several players (+ Hernanes, Handanovic, Juan Jesus, Palacio, Medel and maybe Osvaldo/Dodo/M’Vila) if we want a “project” to really get under way.