Mauro Icardi is a popular footballer from Argentina. At the moment he plays in the Italian championship for the club "Inter". In the Italian club, this football player is the main star. Its effectiveness helps the Inter team to be in the top line of the standings. Mauro regularly becomes a member of scandals. One of the most talked about topics related to Mauro Icardi is his marriage to Maxi Lopez's ex-wife .
The beginning of a football career
Mauro Icardi was born on February 19, 1993 in the city of Rosario (Argentina). At the age of 6, he moved to Spain with his family. Mauro started playing football since he was 8 years old. The talent of this football player manifested itself in childhood. Icardi scored over 500 goals for the Vesindario club. In all tournaments, this player from Argentina was the main star.
Breeders of many top clubs wanted to lure him to themselves. As a result, the Barcelona club won the fight for Mauro Icardi. A junior contract was signed with him for a period of 5 years.
Thanks to the outstanding game, Mauro got into teenage football early. In the 2008-2009 season, he already played for the team under 17 years old. Despite his age, this striker became the top scorer of the youth team.
Transition to Sampdoria
In 2011, the football player Mauro Icardi was rented by the Italian club Sampdoria. His adult football debut took place on May 12, 2012 in a match against Juve Stabia. In his first game, Mauro managed to score a goal. In the summer of that year, the transfer of Icardi was bought back for 400 thousand euros.
The Argentinean soccer player in adult football has not lost his scorer talent. January 27 made poker at the gates of Pescara. The popularity of the football player grew after each match. These strikers became seriously interested in the grandees of world football. At the end of the first season, Mauro Icardi moved to the Inter club.
Career at Inter
Mauro's transition to the Inter club was the main news of the Italian championship. A handsome sum of 10 million euros was paid for the young football player. Photo Mauro Icardi was in all the sports newspapers of the country.
On September 14, 2013 that year, an Argentine footballer scored his first goal for Inter in a match against Juventus. In the 2014–2015 season, Icardi scored the most goals in Serie A.
For his goals in crucial matches, fans thanked him with applause and support. But the relationship between this striker and the fans deteriorated very much after his statements in his autobiography. Fans sent threatening letters to Icardi. Around his house guard was on duty. At this time, information appeared that Arsenal and Napoli were seriously interested in the young Argentine player. However, over time, passions subsided and Icardi made peace with the fans of the club. He signed a new contract, which is valid until 2021. Given the high compensation amount of 110 million euros, not many grandees can pay such an amount for a football player.
Performances for the national team
In 2012, Mauro Icardi received an invitation to play for the Italian youth team. But he refused and immediately declared that he would play for the Argentine national team. In 2013, this football player entered the field for the main team. After high-profile events in his personal life, the legends of Argentine football declared that they were against calling Mauro Icardi to the national team. Therefore, the team stands without this talented striker. In the qualifying tournament, the Argentine team showed unconvincing football. Fans of the national team increasingly began to recall Maura Icardi.
Athlete's personal life
Mauro is married to model Wande Nare. A photo of Mauro Icardi’s wife appears regularly in fashion magazines. Relations between them began at the moment when Wanda was married to football player Maxi Lopez. The press immediately fanned a loud scandal.
Mauro Icardi and Wanda Nara are currently happily married and have children. The wife is currently an agent of Icardi. She will have to work hard to resolve all his conflicts.
Mauro Icardi has spent a lot of good matches over his career. In the game against Atalanta, he scored 3 goals in just nine minutes. Icardi would undoubtedly be useful to his team in the World Cup qualifiers. But after a scandal in his personal life, many in the team got angry at him. The footballer is currently only 24 years old. There is no doubt that he will play a lot of great seasons. The main thing is that scandals do not prevent the football player from developing his talent further.