Reported Premier League target Mauro Icardi has put an end to speculation over his immediate future by signing a one-year contract extension at Inter Milan.
Icardi, whose new deal will keep him at the club until June 2019, finished as the joint-top scorer in Serie A alongside Hellas Verona's Luca Toni, with both men notching 22 goals.
The Argentina striker has been linked with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United but the 22-year-old will not be leaving Inter any time soon.
"I didn't expect to do so well this season, so I'm delighted," Icardi said on his club's official website. "I take each game as it comes and train hard so that I can give my best.
"The team has helped me to score goals and that's why I've achieved this."
Icardi joined Inter in the summer of 2013 from Sampdoria and scored nine goals in his first season.
Inter finished eighth in Serie A and failed to qualify for European football for the 2015-16 campaign.
Icardi, who struck twice in a 4-3 win over Empoli in Sunday's season finale, is optimistic better times are ahead for the club.
"I'm very happy that we finished the season on a high at the San Siro," Icardi said. "We will start next season with the memory of a win and that's a great way to kick things off.
"I'm sure that with the boss (Roberto Mancini) we'll succeed - we've been working well for a good five or six months now and we'll get better in pre-season."
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