Mauro Icardi will only join Juventus if and when he leaves Inter this summer, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
Napoli’s interest in Lille forward Nicolas Pepe means Aurelio De Laurentiis has withdrawn his interest for the Nerazzurri’s former captain.
Juventus are now the only club left who are interested, but a deal will not be done in short order.
Inter do not have good relations with the Bianconeri at club level and it would be ‘utopia’ to imagine an agreement being reached in short order.
Steven Zhang last night confirmed Inter would not have second thoughts on Icardi and are looking to find a solution.
Beppe Marotta is focusing his attention on Edin Dzeko for now, with reports of a decisive meeting with Roma on Monday.
Romelu Lukaku is only a realistic option if Inter make a big sale in the next week or so, which could only be Icardi or Ivan Perisic.
Juve’s sporting director Fabio Paratici has no intention of rushing any deal for the Argentine, though, not least because they need to get rid of Moise Kean, Gonzalo Higuain and Mario Mandzukic first.
Paulo Dybala is the player Marotta would want but La Joya looks certain to stay in Turin, having curtailed his summer holidays to start working with Maurizio Sarri sooner.
The Icardi saga seems unlikely to end anytime soon.
