Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) confirm the signing of Icardi from Inter Milan on a season-long loan, as they fought hard in this transfer window to keep their star man, Neymar, while also adding the Argentine to their firepowers upfront.
The striker joins on an initial season-long loan deal, but the French side has a purchase option for 70 million euros. Meanwhile, Icardi has extended his Inter contract until 2022.
He is PSG’s eighth signing of the window, following Abdou Diallo, Idrissa Gueye, Pablo Sarabia, Keylor Navas, Marcin Bulka, Ander Herrera and Sergio Rico.
In six seasons at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, the Argentinian netted 124 times in 219 appearances