Frank de Boer, the new coach of Inter, ties down Mauro Icardi; Napoli on the other hand, are not prepared to give up and are planning a new assault on the 23-year-old Argentine. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, an intermediary of the striker and Napoli DS Christian Giuntoli will meet at a neutral location to try to reach an agreement. This latest attempt by the vesuviani shows the desire of President De Laurentiis to gift the fans a marquee transfer by the close of the window on August 31.
 

The offer from Napoli for the player remains the same for now; €6.5 million per year, including image rights and a five-year contract, what still seems unsurmountable however, is Inter. Napoli may even be prepared to offer the €70 million but before this, Giuntoli needs to know the players real desire to leave Milan.  

Icardi himself has been busy wishing his friend and fellow countryman Javier Zanetti, a happy 43rd birthday, describing him as; “A fellow teammate, a friend, counsellor and a person I admire”. Icardi is the captain of the current Inter side, but unlike Zanetti, he may not be about to commit his future to the club.



Steve Mitchell @barafundler