Gazzetta dello Sport tries to understand the future of Mauro Icardi and what could happen in the summer. Inter are the first to suffer the greatest damage, with a possible collapse of Icardi’s price, maybe almost halved, potentially to €60-70 Million. This is just one hypothesis, especially if Real Madrid were to divert their attention to other strikers.

Following this reasoning we can deduce with equal clarity that the potential teams targeting Icardi would also be lowered, both in terms of economic expectations and technical ambitions. Without a drastic change, a mid-tier Premier League club, despite their riches, cannot afford to sign a €9 Million net fee per season salary, which is what his wife Wanda is asking for.

Inter can, at most, reach €7 Million, that is the current proposal from the Nerazzurri management, plus the usual bonuses, of course. To sum up, the damage on the horizon is well distributed and is the reason why in recent weeks the battle has been so public, proving that the parties are well aware of these strong critical issues. It is equally evident that the crisis is due to the well-known side effects, such as the public outbursts of Icardi’s wife-agent and also the apparent bad relations inside the Appiano Gentile dressing room.

This shock therapy does not allow for any more hesitations, but in this moment of firmness the sympathetic attitude on yesterday’s “desertion” has not gone unnoticed. His refusal to travel to Vienna in other conditions would have meant a fine, even a heavy one. However, President Zhang and the CEO Beppe Marotta have decided to gloss over this aspect according to the Gazzetta.

It is a silent opening of credits, a signal that the club is playing a game of chess in which it counts on winning with Icardi. Evidently it also affects Wanda, and maybe it’s not fashionable anymore, but the game of silence could be good for everyone. It could allow them to get to the summer with clearer ideas and without any further damage.