Linked with Benfica, Icardi faces legal action in Turkey | OneFootball

On Benfica’s radar, Mauro Icardi is once again at the center of the news in Turkey, but this time for reasons that have nothing to do with the pitch. At a time when the Argentine striker’s future remains uncertain and his name has been linked with Benfica, the Galatasaray player is now involved in legal proceedings related to an alleged failure to pay rent on a property in Istanbul.

According to information reported by the Turkish newspaper Fanatik, the dispute began after the footballer left the property four months before the end of the lease agreement, which had a duration of one year. The owner of the residence subsequently demanded payment of the rent corresponding to the remaining period of the contract, in an amount reaching 8 million Turkish lira, a figure of around €150,000 at the current exchange rate.

The same source says that Mauro Icardi refused to make the requested payment, leading the landlord to file an enforcement order. The Argentine international then challenged that decision, a situation that prompted a new legal move by the company that owns the property, which decided to turn to the Istanbul Civil Court of Peace in an attempt to formally overturn the objection filed by the player.

According to those behind the legal action, the contract signed by both parties establishes the obligation to pay the rent corresponding to the remaining period, even after vacating the property early. That is precisely the point now at the center of the legal dispute, with each side defending different interpretations of the clauses set out in the lease agreement.

Mauro Icardi also continues to see his name linked with possible moves in the transfer market, with Benfica appearing as one of the interested clubs.

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