If Mauro Icardi were to leave Inter, who would replace him? According to Corriere dello Sport, there are three names on the mind of the Nerazzurri; Rodrigo of Valencia, Belotti of Torino and Dzeko of Roma.
“Icardi’s release clause only applies to foreign Clubs and not Italians,” the Roman newspaper reaffirms. Hypothetically, if another Italian Club wanted to sign Icardi, they could use the the help of a foreign “friend” and Inter would receive a further €50 million euros for the next sale, as written in his contract. Therefore, the total amount that could be collected by Inter is €160 million euros. However, Inter are not interested in this opportunity and would rather renew their captain to 2022 or 2023. For the moment though, there is no rush, they are even confident enough to postpone the negotiations until July 15th, the expiration date of his release clause.
Rodrigo is a very desirable replacement but just like Icardi, the problem is his very high release clause (€120 million) and a contract until 2022, but the Brazilian (with a Spanish passport) really likes Inter. Additionally, Belotti and Dzeko are on the list, even if Cairo values the “Rooster” at no less than 100 million and Monchi does not intend to deprive Roma of the Bosnian without a huge sum.