Inter, Icardi: "Our goal is to qualify for the Champions League. Real Madrid? I want to win something with Inter"

Inter captain Mauro Icardi is ready for tomorrow's "Derby d'Italia" against Juventus. The current Serie A's top goal scorer, with 16 goals, reveals his thoughts on the game at the Allianz Stadium, Spalletti and Real Madrid rumors in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport: "We need to think at tomorrow's game only as a step of a much longer run. We know what a match like this means for everyone, but we have to be smart and play keeping in mind our goals. Our main goal is to qualify for the Champions League, that is what the club asked us to do and we must not fail them. The supporters dream about winning Scudetto but we need to focus on the Champions League race first. This year we have the right mentality, we are calm, solid and confident. There is a different atmosphere around the team and most of the credit goes to our coach Spalletti. He helped us, he got inside our heads. Spalletti works well on the training ground but also off it. Last year there was a bit of confusion around the club and that can influence also the team's performance, but this year it is different. The rumors about Real Madrid's interest? That's nonsense. This is not the right time to talk about that and it's not something that I take care of in person. But I want to make clear that I'm happy to be in Milan. I love the city, I score a lot of goals and I'm the captain of a great club, these are all very important things for me. I want to win something with an Inter shirt. If some clubs want to make an offer they should talk with the club, Ausilio and the board first. But I'm happy here".