This departure for Turkey was a golden opportunity for Mauro Icardi to relaunch his career. After several rather bad seasons, marked by personal problems with his partner and agent Wanda Nara and rather mediocre performances, the Argentine striker landed in Istanbul, where he was also welcomed as a real star.
On his debut against Konyaspor on September 16, he succeeded a decisive entry. Then, on the 24th, in a friendly, he scored his first goal against Instanbulspor. Rather encouraging therefore, and many expected to see him start Saturday’s meeting against Adana Demirspor. Only, the Argentinian was not even on the score sheet. The fault, once again, with his extra-sporting stories as indicated by the Argentine media Ole.
New off-field setbacks
While the Argentine press feasts on its new setbacks with the famous Wanda Nara, and the two have exchanged messages via social networks lately, Ole reveals that the striker slipped away to Buenos Aires after taking part in Thursday’s training session. Purpose of the trip? Attempt reconciliation with Wanda Nara, in the presence of a lawyer. Other media indicate that this attempt did not work, and that the player remained at the doors of one of the apartments of the couple, having not been authorized to enter.
At a press conference, his trainer Okan Buruk tried to play down: “Icardi had pain in his back muscle. We were able to check it again during the last session. His last week hasn’t been good for his private life either. He will be with us next week”. But among the supporters, things are going rather badly and the Argentinian is already receiving a lot of criticism, even insults, on social networks …
