Icardi tempted by Real Madrid, who could sign him for less than 100 million euros Transfer Market Relationship with Inter broken

Another day goes by and the feud between Inter and Mauro Icardi continues.

The Argentine, who was captain of the club until being stripped of the armband on 13 February, is still out of action for the Nerauzzrri.

The coach, Luciano Spalletti, exploded in a press conference this week when asked about the striker.

"Many things have already been said about the Icardi issue," said general director Giuseppe Marotta.

"From now on, I'll only speak of those who are here, not those who are not," president Steven Zhang added.

The club issued a statement explaining that the Argentine was not injured despite missing games against Rapid Vienna, Parma, Sampdoria and Fiorentina.

"I have to talk about the others, the guys who come to the field and come to train and have their hearts set on Inter and our destiny," Spalletti told reporters.

He has had run-ins with star players in the past, notably with legendary AS Roma captain Francesco Totti towards the end of his tenure with the club.

Icardi's problems, a man who has scored 120 goals in Serie A and was handed a Serie A armband at the age of 22 in an unprecedented move, are borne of the attempts to renew his contract, which have stalled.

He has a deal until 2021 but his image has taken a big hit of late thanks to the situation off the field.

Icardi was close to signing a renewal with Inter, with the club keen to raise his release clause from 110 million euros to 200 million euros or remove it entirely.

Juventus, PSG and Manchester United have all previously registered an interest in the striker and each one was given a different price for the player.

Two-and-a-half years ago, the clause was set at 110 million euros but Neymar's move to Paris Saint-Germain has completely shaken the transfer landscape.

Inter have been keen to renew the player's deal in order to increase that clause but he has yet to put pen to paper and it doesn't appear that he will do so either.

When the whole issue arose, Fabio Paratici of Juventus publicly stated last summer that they would move for the striker and Inter responded with potential interest in Paulo Dybala, although his salary complicated issues.

Former Inter coach Roberto Mancini has recently defended Icardi, insisting there was never a problem with the player, while ex-Inter president Massimo Moratti also claimed that he didn't understand why no agreement had been reached on a new deal.

Juventus did reportedly have an agreement for Icardi in a deal worth 50 million euros plus Gonzalo Higuain but their no.9 rejected the deal because he felt that he was an important part of the team and wanted to play in the Champions League with Inter so he put the blockers on the deal.

When the problems started, four of the biggest clubs in Europe were interested in the striker.

Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG and Juventus asked about his situation as the problems began to grow for the player.

He has also had problems within the dressing room, notably after Marcelo Brozovic liked a social media photo in which Samir Handanovic was confirmed as the new Inter captain to replace Icardi.

The commotion is such that is seems that the the player could now leave the club for less money.

"That Mauro hasn't gone to Madrid because of me, as has been said in Spain, is false and we have a lot of respect for Real Madrid," his wife and agent Wanda Nara told MARCA at a hotel in Dubai.

They have spent the last few days there to disconnect from all of the furore surrounding the former Sampdoria man.

Due to the fact that he isn't playing and his relationship with Inter is broken, he could now leave the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for as little as 40 or 50 million euros.

Icardi feels hurt because he turned down 'irrevocable offers' to remain at a club who he has given everything for.

He no longer feels respected and his exit from the club appears ever more likely.