Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio has sent a message to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, insisting that a bid of £30m for Mauro Icardi will not be enough.
The 22-year-old Argentine striker has been strongly linked with a move away from the San Siro this summer as contract negotiations roll on and he has gained huge interest from Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Scoring 14 goals in 24 appearances in the Serie A this season, Icardi has re-affirmed Mourinho’s liking of him and the Portuguese coach is keen to have him replace Didier Drogba, who is set to be given a coaching role at Stamford Bridge next season.
However, Ausilio insists that Inter will reject any bids under or at the value of £30m.
“What if someone bids €40m (£30m) for him in the summer? Well we’ve got no intention of doing business, we’re thinking of the present and future of this football club with Icardi,” Ausilio told Sky Sport.
“Our intentions are clear. We’re building a team to last for a long time with very talented, young players.
“As well as Mateo Kovacic and Icardi, we’ve added more quality players such as Marcelo Brozovic and Xherdan Shaqiri and we want to continue in this vein.”