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Mario Balotelli’s career has been a roller coaster. Promising at Inter Milan, failing to confirm at Manchester City, relaunched at AC Milan and failing at Liverpool, he found his form again in France with OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille between 2016 and 2019. Since then, however, it’s been more complicated. Stints at Brescia, Monza, Adana Demirspor and FC Sion where he maintained an honourable level, but where he remains far from the expectations that had been placed on him.
Absent from the Italian selection since 2018, the right-hander continues to have fun stacking up goals despite everything. Last season, he had played little due to a serious injury with Adana Demirspor, but he still scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 16 matches. Still able to express his football, the Palermo native has been free of any contract for a few days and the end of his lease with his club.
An agreement has been reached
Being able to sign with the team of his choice, Mario Balotelli could leave Europe for the first time in his career. Indeed, the Brazilian media TNT Sports reported an interest from a Paulista team, more specifically Corinthians. An interest that started a few days ago since we learned that the contacts began while Antonio Oliveira (dismissed on July 2) was still the coach of Timão. Taking the temperature, Corinthians has clearly accelerated on this file.
Indeed, this Wednesday afternoon, an agreement was reached after negotiations between the Brazilian club and an intermediary for the arrival of Mario Balotelli. The player would thus ask for a monthly salary of 1.5 million reals, or around 250,000 euros. A huge sum that the current 17th and first relegation-prone team in the Brazilian championship seems able to pay. Mario Balotelli in Brazil? All that’s missing is the signature.
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