While Benzema earned 13 million, what Real Madrid could pay Icardi

If something has been known for a long time, it is that Argentine footballers are becoming more and more important at the international level. After what was the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the giants from all over Europe began to pay more attention to the footballers of the world champion country, even those who had not been part of Lionel Scaloni's call for the tournament. which he won in Doha. One of the clearest cases is that of Mauro Icardi, who now wants Real Madrid.

The biggest team in Spain and surely in Europe, is looking for a world-class center forward since it does not have a starting '9' since Karim Benzema decided to go to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia to earn a real fortune. Yes, while in Merengue he earned around 13 million euros, in the Middle Eastern country he earns almost 10 times more. Meanwhile, the 30-year-old Argentine could also earn a higher salary in Madrid.

The Argentine forward is breaking it at Galatasaray in Türkiye. That's 16 goals in 21 games this season and, in the previous one, he had managed to score 23 in 26 games. Without a doubt, his numbers on that team are very good and he seems to have found his place in the world, but the Spanish giant wants him no matter what for 2024. It doesn't seem so easy since they bought him very recently for 10 million euros.

The salary that Real Madrid should give Icardi

Firstly, Real Madrid will have to pay a good amount of money for Icardi if they want to get him out of Galatasaray, since he has a contract there until June 2026. And secondly, they will have to pay him a very good salary, because in Turkey he earns 6 million euros per season according to the Clarín newspaper. It's still less than half that of Benzema. It seems that it is getting closer to happening.