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[Mark (Blue Army)]

[blootoof]

[KinkyKinkladze]

Balotelli, £23m apparently.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... telli.html

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

[Goaters 103]

[avoidconfusion]

[ant london]

[john@staustell]

[avoidconfusion]

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

[Mike J]

just hope this balotelli fella is worth the risk. never seen him play but heard is a special talent.

[john@staustell]

[Mike J]

[Ted Hughes]

[ant london]

[trueblue64]

Just in......

Football Editor:
According to reports in Italy, the proposed meeting between Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola and Manchester City planned for today has been postponed. City are ready to pay 35million euros (£29.4m) for the Inter Milan striker, but Balotelli's demands of a five-year deal for an annual salary of 4.5million euros (£3.8m) are proving a sticking point.

[Ted Hughes]

[Goaters 103]

As Italian players do not have a storied track record in the Prem, and he appears to have a fuse as short as Joey Barton (thanks Joey), am I the only one out there who doesn't want Balotelli?

I'd be quite happy for us to look elsewhere tbh. Im sure for £30m plus we can find someone a little more reliable who hopefully doesn't need babysitting 24 hours a day like this guy seems to require. Mancini will have enough on his plate next season without worrying about "super" Mario every time his mobile rings.

[brite blu sky]

would agree with that ant.. a lot of players wouldn't entertain that.
He probs takes his football very seriously and puts the effort in, so his temperament probably kicks in when that is questioned. Which is kind of what happened with the Inter fans in that match at the end of the season. Tbh Bellemy would be exactly the same in similar circumstances. I like it, marks him out as a winner who knows what he wants.
After all the sh*t that went down at Inter, he is getting a fresh start at City, he will have learn't something from it and will welcome the fresh start. Mancini knows him as the manager who gave him his break, so i rekon if he settles in well at City and likes what he gets he could be a real force for us.

getting a real sense that we are starting to build something a bit special

[Niall Quinns Discopants]