Mario Balotelli [On the Road to Ballon d'or)

[Gray]

Worked hard!! What a joke.

[BigChief]

Rodgers is a good man manager coach if a player wants to listen (Henderson, Sterling).

Can't see Balotelli listening for long enough.

[Cormack74]

I never seen these spells

I've seen him look like a world beater playing for Italy.

(Admittedly it was in two games v England).

[danperkins]

Balotelli isn't cut out for our system and debatable whether he's cut out for the premier league. He's definitely better than what he has shown for us but I just think we should get rid of asap.

[Corndog]

He doesn't deserve this reputation of 'he is better than that'

He is simply not that good. someone who has always been built up to be potentially class but has not come close to delivering and never will.

There are some rubbish footballers out there who have all had their days and looked world beaters but they aren't because they don't do it consistently. Balotelli is no different.

[BigChief]

Anyone got any news on DiMarzio reporting a meeting with us and Balo's agents re. a move to Juve?

[vlahka]

Anyone got any news on DiMarzio reporting a meeting with us and Balo's agents re. a move to Juve?

We arent that lucky. Putting it under rubbish news.

[kubrickscube]

I still stand by what I said - compared to what he's shown previous- he worked hard.

[Chazza]

Tony Barrett reporting that Juventus are interested in signing Balotelli.

Allegri: "We would like to recruit him [Balotelli], but we do not know if it’s possible.”

[Leyton388]

I'll pick him up and drive him to John Lennon Airport.

[marcus50bucks]

Juventus move for Mario Balotelli

Gary Jacob and Tony Barrett
Published 1 minute ago

Juventus have confirmed a move to sign Mario Balotelli, the striker who has struggled for form and goals since his arrival at Liverpool last summer.

Massimiliano Allegri said that he wanted to re-sign his former player on loan, with talk of a £14 million permanent option this summer, despite him failing to score a single league goal this season.

The Juventus coach briefly coached Balotelli at AC Milan. “We would like to recruit him, but we do not know if it’s possible,” Allegri said. “Mario had a good season with me. Unfortunately he’s built up a character outside the world of football and everyone talks about what he does off the pitch. All coaches love to lead the best players.”

● Liverpool are expected to sell Oussama Assaidi to Al-Ahli, the Dubai-based club, in a deal that could be worth up to £4.7 million. Assaidi’s loan spell at Stoke City has been terminated to allow the winger, 26, to make a permanent move. He cost £2.4 million from Heerenveen in 2012.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/premierleague/article4320519.ece

[McDermotX]

Yes please....................to both.

Bit wary of this 'loan to buy' bit. Italian clubs know we're a soft touch.

[danperkins]

Italian clubs and their loan deal...cunts. Would love us to get rid of him though.

[DannyMan2006]

I'm sure Juve have a player we could take in a swap deal.

[danperkins]

Pogba,Tevez and Vidal in a straight swap deal for Assadi, Borini & Balotelli. Might even throw Glen Johnson & Mignolet in for free.