Farewell-like post from Mauro Icardi

Galatasaray's Argentine striker Mauro Icardi has shared an emotional post on his social media account that carries the tone of a farewell.

Icardi's statement, "Some loves do not say goodbye. As the years go by, I will look back and smile, knowing that I was in a wonderful country where I was truly happy once," has become a hot topic.

A FAREWELL-LIKE POST

Here are those lines from Icardi:

"I arrived four years ago, not knowing that life was taking me to one of the most beautiful stories I would ever live.

Today I understand that it wasn't just football.

It was never just football.

Because amidst the noise of the stadium, the lights of Istanbul, the songs coming down from the stands, and the love of millions of people...

Without realizing it, I found a home away from home.

It has been four years.

Four championships.

Thousands of hugs.

Millions of memories.

But the most valuable thing was not the trophies.

It was feeling that an entire country opened its heart to me and entered the depths of my soul.

Because there are places that stay inside you forever.

Turkey will be that for me.

A memory impossible to erase.

A love that time will never touch.

Because there were nights when the world stopped for 90 minutes.

And in those moments, while the whole stadium was singing, I realized I was experiencing something far beyond football.

I saw happiness in the eyes of children.

I saw the tears of people who hugged me as if they had known me my whole life.

And I felt a great love... something that even words cannot explain.

Thank you, Galatasaray.

Thank you for making me a part of this story.

Thank you for making me feel loved, respected, and eternal.

Maybe one day the lights will go out, the matches will end, and time will pass.

But some loves do not say goodbye.

And as the years go by, I will look back and smile with a full heart, knowing that I was in a wonderful country where I was truly happy once."