Javier Zanetti wants Mauro Icardi to stay but “he has to understand he’s at Inter”.
The striker is the Nerazzurri captain, but his agent has been very public about his desire for an improved contract, and talks have taken place with Arsenal and Napoli.
“He’s very young, he has a lot of potential and he can still grow a lot,” Inter legend Zanetti explained to La Nacion.
“He has to devote himself to playing, nothing else. The intention is for him to stay with us, beyond all the gossip in recent days.
Javier Zanetti wants Mauro Icardi to stay but “he has to understand he’s at Inter”.
The striker is the Nerazzurri captain, but his agent has been very public about his desire for an improved contract, and talks have taken place with Arsenal and Napoli.
“He’s very young, he has a lot of potential and he can still grow a lot,” Inter legend Zanetti explained to La Nacion.
“He has to devote himself to playing, nothing else. The intention is for him to stay with us, beyond all the gossip in recent days.
“Last year his contract was adjusted and he’s our captain, we want to continue with him but he has to understand that he’s at Inter.”
There are also growing rumours that Coach Roberto Mancini could leave, could Zanetti’s compatriot, Diego Simeone come in?
“El Cholo has said that he’d love to Coach Inter in the future. At the moment Mancini is our Coach, and out of respect for him and his work we can’t talk about another Coach.
“If you want to talk about the future, then I imagine that Simeone and Inter will meet again.”
The Beneamata vice-President also had words of praise for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala.
“He’s a star, there’s no doubt about it, he’s a star,” Zanetti admitted.
“While he was still very young he showed it at Palermo. Then he went to Juventus and immediately took to his role and delivered what was expected of him.
“Many wondered if he was ready and he showed that he was. He has no ceiling.”