Argentina Coach Jorge Sampaoli met Mauro Icardi today and it’s reported he told him he’ll only be at the World Cup if Sergio Aguero is injured.
Sampaoli is currently touring European countries to visit several players in his potential squad for the tournament this summer.
He held a meeting with Inter striker Icardi this afternoon and, according to Sky Sport Italia, Maurito will be part of the initial 35-man long-list, but is very unlikely to feature in the final squad of 23 going to Russia.
Argentina Coach Jorge Sampaoli met Mauro Icardi today and it’s reported he told him he’ll only be at the World Cup if Sergio Aguero is injured.
Sampaoli is currently touring European countries to visit several players in his potential squad for the tournament this summer.
He held a meeting with Inter striker Icardi this afternoon and, according to Sky Sport Italia, Maurito will be part of the initial 35-man long-list, but is very unlikely to feature in the final squad of 23 going to Russia.
The only hope Icardi has is for Manchester City forward Aguero to be ruled out by an on-going knee problem.
It’s reported that Sampaoli also showed Icardi some videos of tactical movements to explain why he didn’t fit into his idea of the Argentina side.
Still only 25, Icardi has scored 27 Serie A goals in 31 games this season, his most prolific ever tournament.
Despite scoring 108 Serie A goals in 187 matches, he only has four senior caps for his country.