Icardi's Istanbul Villa Rent Dispute Moves to Enforcement Proceedings

Argentine striker Mauro Icardi, one of Galatasaray's legends, has been taken to court over a real estate dispute outside of football.

Last year, Icardi rented a luxury villa in Göktürk, Istanbul, with an annual rent of 504 thousand dollars (approximately 23 million 330 thousand TL). However, he suddenly vacated the villa four months before the one-year official lease was due to end.

The property owner company demanded payment of 8 million lira in rent for the four-month period that remained after the early move-out. When Icardi refused to pay, the company applied to the enforcement office and started enforcement proceedings. After the player objected to the enforcement action through his lawyers, the company filed a lawsuit at the Istanbul Civil Court of First Instance to have the objection annulled.

In the company's petition, it was claimed that the villa had been left damaged and that the player would leave the country when the transfer window closed. The court rejected the company's request for a precautionary attachment against Icardi. The claim and compensation case between the parties will continue at the Civil Court of First Instance.