After months of speculation and reports of legal action, Mauro Icardi s time at Inter is over… for the foreseeable future anyway.
Frozen out of the first team by head coach Antonio Conte, Icardi completed an initial loan move to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day.
PSG have the option to buy former Inter captain Icardi for a reported €70million at the end of 2019-20.
After Icardi was loaned to PSG, Omnisport looks at the timeline of events that transpired at Inter.
Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the signing of .
The 26-year-old Argentine striker joins the club on a one-season loan until 30 June 2020 with a purchase option.
He is the 16th player from Argentina in the history of the club.
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
October 7, 2016 Icardi signs a new deal following interest from rivals Napoli.
October 16, 2016 Curva Nord want Icardi stripped of the captaincy following comments made in his autobiography Sempre Avanti . Icardi claimed that he became a hero to his team-mates after confronting an ultra leader following a 3-1 defeat to Sassuolo the season prior. Inter s most prominent ultras faction insist Icardi is finished at the club.
October 17, 2016 Inter sanction Icardi but he retains the armband, much to the frustration of the Curva Nord who denounce the Argentinian as their skipper.
October 21, 2016 Paolo Fontanesi, author of the book, says the biography will be reprinted following the controversy.
January 16, 2017 Wanda Nara claims Icardi has offers from China.
March 30, 2017 Icardi says he loves playing for Inter and wants to stay here forever .
December 16, 2017 Nara refuses to dismiss the possibility of a move to LaLiga giants Real Madrid. I do not know anything, I do not say yes or no. Mauro would stay at Inter all his life, but it depends on other things.
April 4, 2018 Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio says there is no rush on Icardi s contract renewal.
May 13, 2018 Icardi admits he could leave Inter but only if it is in the best interests of the club.
September 3, 2018 Nara claims Juventus and Napoli were both interested in signing Icardi during the transfer window, revealing she met with the latter s president Aurelio De Laurentiis.
October 18, 2018 Icardi says he is happy to stay at Inter. We will try to find a renewal, but I don t know if it will arrive before Christmas.
December 18, 2018 Nara says Inter and Icardi are still very far apart in contract negotiations amid links with Madrid.
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January 9, 2019 Nara reiterates that a renewal is a long way off after Ausilio suggests a new offer is on the table for Icardi, adding a number of European clubs are monitoring the forward.
January 21, 2019 After Inter chief Giuseppe Marotta says Icardi will re-sign, Nara reveals a new contract is virtually a 100 per cent certainty.
February 13, 2019 Icardi is stripped of the captaincy and replaced by goalkeeper Samir Handanovic, before being left out of the Europa League squad to face Rapid Vienna.
February 17, 2019 Icardi watches from the stands as Inter beat former club Sampdoria 2-1 in Serie A.
February 17, 2019 Nara later claims Icardi has no intention to leave Inter after losing the armband.
April 3, 2019 Icardi ends exile with a goalscoring performance in the 4-0 rout of Genoa. Inter s Curva Nord, though, are in no mood to forgive Icardi following his return, insisting he is not part of the club s future.
July 5, 2019 Inter tell Icardi he is free to leave following Conte s arrival. The player and his agent notify the club of their plans to stay. However, CEO Giuseppe Marotta said Icardi is not part of their project for 2019-20.
July 15, 2019 Icardi moves a step closer to leaving Inter after mutually agreeing to withdraw from the team s pre-season tour of Asia.
August 9, 2019 Inter s club-record signing Romelu Lukaku is handed the number nine shirt, previously worn by Icardi, following his arrival from Manchester United.
August 19, 2019 Nara rules out a move to Ligue 1 side Monaco as links to Napoli, Juventus and PSG persist.
August 26, 2019 Marotta and Inter express their frustration after comments made by Nara, who claims Icardi has been invited to stay after missing the Serie A opener against Lecce.
September 1, 2019 Marotta says Icardi is not a problem despite reports the striker s lawyer is threatening to sue the club over his exclusion from the first team.
September 2, 2019 Icardi seals a deadline-day move to PSG on loan, not before signing a one-year contract extension with Inter.
