- Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi sent Chelsea fans into excitement after sharing a picture of him boarding a private jet to London
- The Argentine forward has been repeatedly linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge
- Icardi has scored 13 goals for Inter Milan this season
Chelsea supporters were thrown into excitement after news emerged that Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi was heading to London aboard a private jet on Monday.
According to a UK Sun report, the Argentine star who has been repeatedly linked with a switch to west London, uploaded a picture of himself preparing to board out of Italy.
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He also accompanied the picture with a five-letter word message.
"On my way to London."
And Chelsea fans could not hold back their desire to have Icardi after he revealed via social media that he was travelling to the UK.
Different Chelsea fans took their turns to react on social media.
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One, @ar19un92, wrote: "Hijack flight and bring him to Stamford bridge."
Another @FanaticBlue, advised: "There is a certain club there in London that needs a world class striker like you Mauro."
While @joseph_scamp summed up: "Come to Chelsea, Hazard needs someone who can stay onside."
Interestingly, the 25-year-old Icardi, who reportedly has a £98m price-tag inserted in his current deal with the Serie A outfit is on the wish-list of top European clubs - including the pair of Chelsea and Real Madrid.
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Icardi has been in top form this term, scoring 13 times for Inter, including a top class strike against Tottenham in the UEFA Champions League.
However, his wife, who also doubles as agent Wanda Nara revealed recently that Icardi was closing in on an extension with the San Siro giants.
She reacted via her Twitter handle: "It 00:30 at night and I am reading the pages of the contract renewal."
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously had reported that Chelsea are reportedly interested in the signing of Inter Milan star Mauro Icardi or AC Milan forward Patrick Cutrone when the January transfer window opens.
According to the report by UK Sun, Chelsea want one of these players at Stamford Bridge next year as replacement for Spaniard Alvaro Morata.
The Blues are said to have lost patience in Morata and want a good replacement for the former Real Madrid star.
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