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Mancini: I don't care about Icardi rumours

Inter boss Roberto Mancini is unconcerned by speculation over the future of captain Mauro Icardi.

The forward's wife and agent, Wanda Nara, has been vocal in recent days about a possible move away from San Siro.

Mancini, however, says the 23-year-old's focus in pre-season training has been clear and denied that the rumours have caused any unrest.

"He's working hard," he said. "The rest doesn't concern me. He's training, he's committed, I don't care what is said on the outside.

"I don't read the newspapers and I don't watch TV, what counts is that he could maybe score 20 goals.

"Everyone is working very well, they're all totally committed. So it's all okay."

"They've strengthened despite losing [Alvaro] Morata, but anything can happen in football. They're certainly still the favourites," he said.

"Last year, we were at the top for a long time, the base is there. When you make changes it's not easy, the new players need time to acclimatise. We're not missing much to be complete.

"It's hard to say where we can get at this point."