"?Former Italy and AC Milan boss has taken a gripe at Inter Milan captain Mauro Icardi, after comparing him to Juventus striker Pablo Dybala, as "?Goal.com reported.
The 70-year-old said, "I spoke to Silvio Berlusconi two years ago - I told him to get Maurizio Sarri when he was Empoli coach and also Dybala as a player, who was then at Palermo. Dybala is a phenomenon, he's a great player and a great guy.
Arsenal target Icardi told he 'needs to improve as a man' https://t.co/iH5Kov9o0P pic.twitter.com/y52wJGJC2E
"I always look at the man first. Dybala is fantastic and I'm sure he's going to improve a lot. Icardi as a man is less reliable than Dybala. If he improves as a man he will grow because he also has a lot of talent.
"When I signed Frank Rijkaard I sent a man I trusted to Zaragoza for 20 days to watch how he trained, what he ate, how he behaved with rivals and team-mates. When I was wrong, I was wrong about the man and not about the footballer.
"Gonzalo Higuain had an incredible, incredible season and therefore he costs a lot. Do you know the world of football? It's run on emotions and he gives great emotions. Now, the money being spent is a lot - I have fear looking at the future because football could break with excessive leadership or business."
Icardi is being linked with a move away from Inter Milan, along with teams from the Premier League and Serie A rivals Napoli, who recently sold Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus for a record breaking fee.
Roberto Mancini: "Mauro Icardi is our captain. I don't know what can happen in the future, but he is the captain." pic.twitter.com/IfDUsrPakQ
However, speaking before Inter's International Champions Cup friendly defeat to Bayern Munich in North Carolina, Icardi "?played ignorant to rumours of him leaving the San Siro for Aurelio De Laurentiis' side.
"There have been a lot of rumours over recent days. The truth is that I have been a long way from home for a month, so I'm not very informed about what is happening. The criticism? People looking from the outside can think whatever they want, I am staying calm."
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