#5 Mauro Icardi
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Mauro Emanuel Icardi Rivero is a player whom all the big clubs in Europe have their eyes on since his days at the Vecindario youth academy. Barcelona beat a host of clubs to secure his signature in 2007 and brought him to the La Masia academy.
In 2011 January, he moved to Italian side Sampdoria on loan and in May he decided to join them permanently to further his development. A year later, Inter Milan came calling and Icardi didn’t hesitate to move to the San Siro. Icardi has scored 58 goals in 111 outings for the club and has been the captain of his side since the 2015-16 season.
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The 23-year-old has had his own share of controversies, the most recent one being his criticism of a section of Inter fans in his autobiography. Icardi has made one appearance for Argentina, in a 2-3 defeat to Uruguay in 2013.
Icardi is a prolific goal scorer and makes up what he lacks in pace and acceleration with his clinical finishing and strength. He is on the radar of quite a number of clubs and it will be really interesting to see where he would end up after the next summer transfer window.
