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How Inter ace Icardi went from 'vile piece of sh*t' to Europe's most wanted striker

Just over a year after Nerazzurri ultras angrily declared the Argentine "finished", he is now adored at San Siro and being courted by Real Madrid

Just a couple of weeks ago, Luciano Spalletti enthused: "Who doesn't want Mauro Icardi?"

Certainly, these days, one would be hard pressed to find any club in Europe that would not be delighted to have the Argentine attacker within their ranks.

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Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal have all been linked with Icardi this season, while there is mounting speculation that Real Madrid will make a move for Serie A's top scorer, whose buy-out clause is only €110 million.