Former Inter captain Mauro Icardi has revealed the main reasons behind his decision to leave Inter for Paris Saint-Germain in the past few weeks.
The Argentine striker spent this season out on loan at the French champions and they struck a deal with Inter to sign him outright for €58 million including add-ons.
“It was important for me to take a big step in my career,” he explained in an interview with Paris Saint-Germain’s official club broadcaster PSG TV earlier on today.
“I am 27-years-old, I spent a lot of time in Italy. I wanted to come to a club like Paris Saint-Germain to win titles and to get to a higher level. It is for these reasons that I wanted to change clubs and evolve in my career.”
Icardi joined Inter in 2013 from Sampdoria and was a prolific goalscorer during his time with Inter and he also served as club captain for several seasons.
In 219 appearances across all competitions for Inter, the former Barcelona academy player scored 124 goals and provided his teammates with 28 assists.
Whilst on loan at Paris Saint-Germain, Icardi has made 31 appearances across all competitions to date. During his time on the park, which totals just shy of 2000 minutes, he has netted 20 goals and provided four assists.
