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Real Madrid 'Initiate Contact' With Inter Ahead of Summer Swoop for Outcast Striker Mauro Icardi

Real Madrid are believed to have made contact with Inter over the possibility of signing their star striker Mauro Icardi in the summer.

The Argentina international hasn't featured for the Serie A giants since early February, after being stripped of the captaincy and falling out with the club's hierarchy after talks over a contract extension broke down. The player now looks highly likely to leave the club this summer, and a host of elite European sides will be poised to land the ruthless finisher.

According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Los Blancos' new manager Zinedine Zidane has made signing a top quality striker his priority when the next transfer window opens, and has ensured that club president Florentino Pérez has their interest clear to I Nerazzurri.