Sidelined Mario Balotelli may settle for Serie C side Como
Why Always me exponent and former Manchester City and Liverpool star Mario Balotelli is considering a contract from Serie C side Como as his career continues to nose dive.
The former Marseille ace has spent the last season at Serie A side Brescia – but has not been playing due to a falling out with the club, with an exit looking near.
Once causing controversy with Premier League title Winners City, the forward is now staring relegation to the second tier in the face.
And Football Italia have now reported that the 29-year-old could drop down another league.
Brescia have received an offer from Serie C side Como for the forward who has not played any football since the end of Covid-19 lockdown.
The club has come under new Indonesian ownership and, with a 13th-place finish in Group A, they are harbouring big ambitions for the future.
And the chiefs have taken another big step forward, getting in contact with Balotelli’s agents and saying there willing to accept his financial demands.
The forward will be out of contract at Brescia this summer, having spent just one season with the Serie A side.
The Italian has suffered a torrid time at Brescia, only eight years after winning the Premier League title with
Man City.
Balotelli arrived from Marseille, scoring eight goals in 15 appearances after three seasons hitting the back of the net with Nice.
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The 29-year-old hit the height of his career at City, winning the club’s first Premier League title as well as an FA Cup.
He scored 30 goals in 80 appearances before a fallout with Roberto Mancini was photographed during training.