However, he has only managed to find the net 18 times in 58 appearances since then and started only 10 matches in the league last season, with a paltry return of just four goals. Even with new coach Christophe Galtier potentially giving him the chance for a clean slate, sporting director Luis Campos is keen to offload the out-of-favour forward.
According to Foot Mercato, via Get French Football News, PSG are desperate to sell Icardi this summer but are finding it difficult to get a willing buyer, with the Argentina international reluctant to accept a reduction on his £200,000-a-week contract that has two years left to run.
Roma and Atletico Madrid have both been tenuously linked with a move this summer. But as it stands, Icardi looks set to begin the season with the French champions.