When Galatasaray brought Mauro Icardi on loan in 2022, I was unsure. The club had just endured a season that ended in 13th place, and the atmosphere was fragile. Icardi arrived with a reputation that seemed louder than the team could handle: Too much controversy, too much attention, too much off-pitch noise. It felt like he might disrupt the last traces of stability that remained at Florya.
Yet what unfolded was one of the great turnarounds in recent club history. Icardiโs first season was outstanding.
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