Recent reports suggest that the PSG board fielded a call from Wanda in which they were told unequivocally that the Icardi family wished to move back home as soon as possible. Far from exercising the Argentine’s reported €70 million release clause, the French side were even said to be considering cutting his loan short, which would leave him in limbo and without a club when the European seasons finally re-open.

The breakdown of relations with coach Thomas Tuchel has also pushed Icardi towards a departure, with the pair apparently holding a furious exchange of opinions after the striker was benched for both PSG’s Champions League fixtures against Borussia Dortmund and failed to see a single minute of action. Tempers have since calmed, with Tuchel impressed with how his charge responded in training, but the Argentine is adamant that he deserves to feature in his side’s biggest games.

Should Tuchel remain in his post, Icardi is unlikely to form part of his plans. Nothing is set in stone amid such global uncertainty, however. Icardi’s next move largely hangs on what happens to both Tuchel and Cavani, as PSG continue in conversations with both Wanda and Inter over making use of their option.

If both the German and the Uruguayan move on, he could yet earn a reprieve in the shape of regular first-team football, with the coming transfer window as of yet almost impossible to envisage amid the pandemic.