Mauricio Pochettino's complimentary verdict on Mauro Icardi goes some way to explaining just why Manchester United are reportedly interested in the Paris Saint-Germain striker.
Icardi, 29, has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this week as Erik ten Hag frantically searches for attacking recruits. The former Barcelona academy prospect has a fine CV - boasting 173 goals at senior club level - even though he has rarely been the main man up front since leaving Inter Milan for PSG in 2019.
The Argentine has won five major honours during his three seasons in the French capital but new manager Christophe Galtier views him as surplus to requirements. Icardi has just under two years remaining on his contract but could face the prospect of expulsion from the first-team fold if he fails to find a new club before the transfer deadline at the start of September.
