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Wanda Nara meets Juventus chiefs in Ibiza to push through Mauro Icardi’s £54m move
WAG Wanda Nara jetted to Ibiza to help force through Mauro Icardi's move to Juventus, according to reports.
The wife and super agent of the Argentina striker met with Juve's director Fabio Paratici on Tuesday before heading back to Milan as talks continued to progress.
New boss Antonio Conte wants to sell the 26-year-old in order to fund a move for replacement Romelu Lukaku.
The Italian has told the striker that he will not feature in his plans despite scoring 40 league goals over the last two season.
Inter want £54m for the striker who was stripped of the captain's armband and frozen out for large parts of last season following disciplinary issues.
Maurizio Sarri is a huge fan of Icardi and wanted him during his time as Napoli manager.
Conte will use the funds generated to sign Lukaku and club chiefs already have a meeting planned with the player's agent.
An early bid of £62million, split between a loan and permanent deal in two years' time, was quickly rebuffed by the Red Devils.
Reds boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is open to selling but wants more money upfront.
And the feeling is shared by Lukaku who also wants a move to San Siro and the chance to work under Conte.
He said: "Good that Conte went to Inter, for me, he is the best coach in the world.
"As for my future, I have already made a decision that I still cannot communicate publicly out of respect for Manchester United with whom I have a contract.
"I am a big Serie A fan, those close to me know that I have always wanted to play in the English league and in the Italian one, I love Italy.
"The club and my agent will talk about it but I have already made my decision."
