Chelsea will be forced to pay over £30million to lure Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi to Stamford Bridge if they follow up their interest in the prolific Argentine . That 's according to Inter 's sporting director Piero Ausilio , who claims the Italian club would not sell the 22-year-old if they received a big money bid this summer . Premier League leaders Chelsea and Manchester United have both watched the former Sampdoria man , who has 14 goals in 24 Serie A games . Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi ( left ) has been watched by Chelsea and Manchester United this season . Sporting director Piero Ausilio insists Inter would reject bids of £30million for their star striker Icardi . 'What if someone bids €40m ( £30m ) for him in the summer ? , ' Ausilio told Sky Sport . 'Well we 've got no intention of doing business , we 're thinking of the present and future of this football club with Icardi . 'Our intentions are clear . We 're building a team to last for a long time with very talented , young players . 'As well as Mateo Kovacic and Icardi , we 've added more quality players such as Marcelo Brozovic and Xherdan Shaqiri and we want to continue in this vein . ' Icardi could n't find the back of the net as Inter fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Fiorentina on Sunday . Ausilio claims that Icardi is on the verge of signing a new contract at Inter , the club he joined back in 2013 . Ausilio also confirmed that Icardi is close to signing a new contract at the San Siro , giving the club more power when it comes to keeping him out of the clutches of Premier League clubs . Ausilio added : ' I was with his ( Icardi 's ) agent until a few minutes ago , we 're coming close to an agreement . Icardi will remain with us for much longer . 'Tomorrow ( Tuesday ) we will have another meeting , during which will a draft contract will be signed , before official deal , that will happen very soon . '
Manchester United and Chelsea have watched Mauro Icardi in action . The striker has netted 24 goals in 14 Serie A games this season . Piero Ausilio claims the Argentine is close to agreeing a new contract . Inter would reject bids of £30m this summer , according to Ausilio .