PSG coach Thomas Tuchel ‘trusts’ Neymar will deliver in ‘the big matches’ but has stressed the importance of a good performance from former Inter forward Mauro Icardi on Wednesday.

Paris Saint-Germain will face Atalanta in the quarter-finals but will have Kylian Mbappe on the bench, as he is still recovering from an ankle injury, and lost former Napoli man Edinson Cavani when his deal expired earlier this summer.

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Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti said former Inter captain Mauro Icardi has ‘goals in his veins’, enjoyed following a tight Serie A 2019-20 and has been happy to see Italy ‘attracting great champions again’.

The Italy international has never played in Serie A but has established himself as a vital member of a highly successful PSG side.

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel admits Atalanta ‘have an advantage and that is their pace’ after needing penalties to break down Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue Final.

This was only their second competitive match since the lockdown in early March, after a 1-0 win over 10-man Saint-Etienne last week, and another sluggish performance.

If Atalanta had been watching this game, they would have seen little to be worried about going into the Champions League quarter-final on August 12.

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Former Inter captain Mauro Icardi reveals he wanted to stay at Paris Saint-Germain from day one and quashed the rumours regarding Juventus and Napoli.

The striker bagged 20 goals in 31 games in his first season at PSG and signed on a permanent deal this summer, officially leaving Italy after seven years in Serie A.

“As soon as I arrived from Italy to Paris, my decision was Final,” he told Le Parisien. “The option to buy could only be activated this season but for me, everything has been decided since last season.

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Former Inter forward Mauro Icardi has claimed his move to Paris Saint-Germain was ‘a big step in my career’.

The Argentine left San Siro on loan ahead of the 2019-20 season but the French giants signed him permanently after the 27-year-old contributed 20 goals in 31 games.

He lifted the Ligue 1 title in his first season at the club and scored five times in six Champions League games to help them advance to the quarter-finals.

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Wanda Nara has claimed it’s easy to ‘accompany the career’ of a player like Mauro Icardi and praised Paris Saint-Germain for signing him during the pandemic.

The former Inter captain has moved on a permanent transfer to the French capital, after spending 2019-20 on loan in Paris.

Nara, the wife and representative of the player, has claimed the Argentine goalscorer sells himself after completing the €57m move to Ligue 1.

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Inter director Beppe Marotta is ‘waiting to see what Barcelona do’ about the Lautaro Martinez clause, is vague on Sandro Tonali and Radja Nainggolan, while ‘everyone is happy’ with Mauro Icardi’s move.

The Nerazzurri chief sat down for an interview with Sky Sport Italia, covering various big transfer stories of the summer.

“We want to reinforce the squad and, like all big clubs, don’t tend to sell their stars,” said Marotta when asked about Lautaro Martinez and the €111m release clause.

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Inter CEO Beppe Marotta wants to sit down with Lautaro Martinez and ‘make him understand’ that he will be better off staying at San Siro.

The Nerazzurri director spoke about the upcoming operations and the deals already done, revealing the move to Paris Saint-Germain for former captain Mauro Icardi had pleased all parties involved.

“Icardi was no longer part of our project,” Marotta told Corriere dello Sport. “We had to accommodate him in a satisfying way for him and us, and we did. The end was absolutely pleasant.

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Paris Saint-Germain striker Mauro Icardi departs Inter after having outscored everyone else during his time in Serie A.

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini pointed out in his autobiography that the Bianconeri were ‘lucky’ that the Argentine hitman didn’t remain Nerazzurro for another 15 years.

Icardi left Inter after he was stripped of their captaincy last season and told he would never play for the club again.

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Beppe Bergomi believes Mauro Icardi’s move to Paris Saint-Germain is good for all concerned. ‘This club doesn’t have the prestige of Inter, but it can win.’

The striker already spent this season on loan at PSG after Antonio Conte and the Nerazzurri hierarchy warned he was not part of the project last summer.

Today, he completed the transfer for a reported €50m plus €8m in bonuses – on top of the €13m paid for the loan spell.

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