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Arsenal and Chelsea dealt blow in race for £50m Argentine

Arsenal and Chelsea’s reported pursuit of Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi could be over after full-back Cristian Ansaldi, who joined the Serie A side this summer, revealed that the Argentine “will definitely stay” at the club.

Speaking at a press conference today, Ansaldi answered questions about his new teammate at Inter, with the 29-year-old seemingly certain that Icardi, who has also strongly been linked with Napoli, is set to stay in Milan.

“I think he’s clear in his mind that he wants to stay. This club means a lot to him, he’s young and he still has to learn but he knows the responsibility that is implicit in the role of captain,” said Ansaldi.