Mauro Icardi to Everton?Had someone told me in December 2024, when The Friedkin Group (TFG) took over and promised to “restore” the Merseyside club to their “rightful place in the Premier League table”, or even earlier this summer, that people would be asking this question right now, I almost certainly would not have believed them.It feels ridiculous even writing the sentence, an indictment of the club’s late-summer business and the threadbare nature of their current options at striker.And yet, here we are. Well, sort of.Everton have one senior striker, in Thierno Barry, on their books after a late move for Monaco’s U.S. forward Folarin Balogun in the recent transfer window collapsed following Beto’s departure to Fiorentina, and reports in Icardi’s native Argentina have touted him as a potential target after his departure from Turkey’s Galatasaray at the end of last season.Everton know they are short up front. But are they that desperate?Our League: What is it like to watch Everton at Hill Dickinson stadium?George CaulkinIcardi, 33, would almost certainly command huge money. Turkish clubs handle tax on behalf of their players, who tend to be paid huge ‘net’ salaries as a result. The Athletic reported that former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will earn a staggering €17million ($20m; £15m) per year, consisting of a €10m salary and €7m signing-on fee at his new side Trabzonspor. Leandro Trossard was another big name to join the Turkish Super Lig, swapping Arsenal for Besiktas. The appeal is obvious.Icardi scored 14 goals in 31 league games last season and leaves Galatasaray as a club legend. But this is Turkey, not the Premier League — and playing for one of the Super Lig’s leading lights is very different to the physical burden of leading the line for David Moyes’ Everton. Icardi made seven appearances the previous season due to a cruciate ligament injury that required surgery.