Gattuso Closes Door on Icardi Speculation: Squad Set

Rino Gattuso has moved to kill off the Mauro Icardi rumours, insisting his squad is already set and that the club will not go back on promises made to its current forwards.

Speaking before his side’s next league match, the coach was asked again about a possible move for the former Inter captain. This time, he cut it short.

“Let’s put this whole Icardi mess to rest,” Gattuso said, via Calciomercato.com. “He has scored 250 goals in his career, and nobody questions his value. We made our choices; we signed [Andrea] Pinamonti and [Albert] Gudmundsson, and when you give your word to players, you can’t go back on it. With all due respect to Icardi, I’ve discussed it with the president and the director, and it’s right to stick to what we have.”

For Gattuso, it is not just a question of hierarchy in attack. It is numbers. Too many of them.

“Right now, we already have players who have to sit out training because we have six full-backs,” he pointed out. “When Marusic returns, two of them will have to be left out, and that doesn’t look good.”

The message is clear: Icardi’s name may keep circling in the market, but as far as Gattuso is concerned, the door is closed and the dressing room he has is the one he intends to protect.