During the summer, Mauro Icardi, a 33-year-old free agent after his departure from Galatasaray, was linked with and proposed to several Italian teams, with Como, Lazio, and Juventus being specifically mentioned. More recently, Tottenham has reportedly been considering the Argentine striker to solve the team's goal-scoring crisis. Icardi has 8 caps and 1 goal for Argentina, and his current market value is €4.00m, according to Transfermarkt. His last completed transfer was in July 2023 for a fee of €10 million from Paris Saint Germain to Galatasaray; in February 2026, reports suggested Galatasaray's asking price was €15 million.