Unemployed striker
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The change took a long time, but now everything is finalized: Mario Balotelli, without a club, joins Genoa CFC and will play in Serie A again in the future. According to information, the 34-year-old striker would be there initially. until next summer.
During the press conference before the away match against Lazio Rome (0:3), Genoa coach Alberto Gilardino answered the question whether Balotelli was the right player for his team: « Yes, absolutely. He’s an unaffiliated player that I know and whose story speaks for itself. This is a guy who still has the motivation and fire he needs to be at the top again.
Gilardino previously played with Balotelli himself in Squadra Azzurra (one match). And he knows it: due to offensive injuries, the Grifoni occupy 18th place out of 20 with only six points after nine match days. “The club knows what I think, it’s clear to everyone. We’ve been talking about some situations for two or three weeks and we’re a little late, » Gilardino said. Now his wish has come true.
Balotelli has been without a club since his contract with Adana Demirspor ended. The enfant terrible last played in his native Italy during the second half of the 2020/21 season for then second division club AC Monza, with whom he missed out on promotion despite six goals scored in 14 matches.
