Reports are claiming that Chelsea are chasing Inter Milan captain Mauro Icardi. It is believed that the Blues have delivered an opening bid of €63 million. The Argentine has been in impressive form and is currently being chased top European clubs including the likes of Real Madrid.
Icardi moved to Inter Milan back in the summer of 2013 from fellow Serie A side Sampdoria and has since gone on to become a star player at San Siro. He has a contract with the Italian giants that run till 2021 and any party who might be interested in the Inter ace will have to fork out a fortune for the Argentine.
Icardi has gone on to make 172 appearances for the club and has scored 100 goals in the process, adding a healthy 23 assists as well in the process. He is a mainstay at the club and being given the captain’s armband, it is clear Inter expect him to stay at the club for the long run. His recent exploits where he scored four goals inside half an hour has endeared him to the fans even more.
After Chelsea’s failure in the last two transfer windows, the club is lacking a senior attacking player who can fit in the team. The club would hope to appease Antonio Conte by bringing in quality reinforcements in the summer transfer window. Conte’s switch to a 3-5-2 formation this season has left Chelsea short of players in their attacking positions.
Chelsea currently have Pedro, Willian, with Michy Batshuayi and young Charly Musonda out on loan as the attacking players besides Alvaro Morata, Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard in the senior team. While Hazard is untouchable, Morata and Giroud are far from being quality first-team strikers. The case for Batshuayi is interesting because despite scoring a healthy number of goals, Conte was left unimpressed with the Belgian’s footballing style and clearly does not count on him as a reliable option up front which saw him get loaned out.
The case for Pedro and Willian is that both players are highly inconsistent and have failed to produce enough quality on the pitch this season. Willian has recovered from a slow start to the season and is in top form now but he is yet to regular on a daily basis for a long time. Pedro despite his efforts is far away from adding the quality Chelsea need at the top.
This might prompt a move for Icardi by the west London club where he is likely to become a part of a formidable front two alongside Morata with Hazard in behind. His move to Chelsea will bring in some much-needed depth to the Pensioners.
