Rammyblues said:
Will some kind expert on Italian league explain to me why we are paying near on 25m for a 19 year old with an attitude that blows hot & cold?
I'm not an expert but im going to have a shot. As you mention he is only 19 years of age yet last season still managed to find his way to 40 appearences in the side of the current European champions and treble winners last season. In his 40 appearences he managed 11 goals and 8 Assists. Not exactly dynamite figures but still very impressive for a player of his age. While overall his record stands at contributing to 28 goals and 14 Assists in 86 appearences in the last 3 seasons since the age of 17 - Just under contributing to a goal every 2 games!
As a player he is very tall standing at a mean 6'3, very powerful being built for this league and has alot of pace to match his bags of technical ability. He can also take a mean free-kick which can also come in handy every once in a while. The £25m figure when put into perspective is no more ludicrous of that spent on Wayne Rooney by the green and yellow brigade across the way, and look how that one turned out. Should Balotelli not prove to be such a hit then in a few years time he can always be sold on for £10-£15m knowing that the risk was worth taking.
Finally, as decieving as youtube can be, how many 19 year olds could you make a video like this about, enjoy!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvh-3S3hdas&feature=related[/youtube]
