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Massimo Moratti Reveals Mario Balotelli Can Leave Inter
The Nerazzurri president says the striker can leave the club...
Inter president Massimo Moratti has admitted Mario Balotelli can leave the club, and that there are important offers on the table for the talented 19-year-old.
Moratti says he had a good relationship with the enigmatic forward and the victories on the field outweighed his antics off the pitch.
"Balotelli remains a great talent, but for us it's almost an obligation to let him go," Moratti told Sky in an interview.
"It can be seen as a defeat in some people's eyes, but we have [Philippe] Coutinho, who is another young talent...
"On Balotelli, everyone is correct in saying he is a talent that has not fully expressed himself. But this talent at the moment did not seem as necessary as the nucleus of the team.
"We have some important offers for him, and we also have some economic objectives. Therefore, you choose to make sacrifices with players other teams are asking for, rather than those you are looking to sell and nobody wants.
"I had a good rapport with Mario, but I don't know what he will say. I saw that in certain moments, he was not doing well at the club, but the victories forgave everything. He was a professional person who was playing well.
"He was not any less part of the side because of his actions off the pitch," Moratti concluded.
Massimo Moratti Reveals Mario Balotelli Can Leave Inter
The Nerazzurri president says the striker can leave the club...
Inter president Massimo Moratti has admitted Mario Balotelli can leave the club, and that there are important offers on the table for the talented 19-year-old.
Moratti says he had a good relationship with the enigmatic forward and the victories on the field outweighed his antics off the pitch.
"Balotelli remains a great talent, but for us it's almost an obligation to let him go," Moratti told Sky in an interview.
"It can be seen as a defeat in some people's eyes, but we have [Philippe] Coutinho, who is another young talent...
"On Balotelli, everyone is correct in saying he is a talent that has not fully expressed himself. But this talent at the moment did not seem as necessary as the nucleus of the team.
"We have some important offers for him, and we also have some economic objectives. Therefore, you choose to make sacrifices with players other teams are asking for, rather than those you are looking to sell and nobody wants.
"I had a good rapport with Mario, but I don't know what he will say. I saw that in certain moments, he was not doing well at the club, but the victories forgave everything. He was a professional person who was playing well.
"He was not any less part of the side because of his actions off the pitch," Moratti concluded.
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BlueDejong said:http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/07/27/2044837/massimo-moratti-reveals-mario-balotelli-can-leave-inter
Massimo Moratti Reveals Mario Balotelli Can Leave Inter
The Nerazzurri president says the striker can leave the club...
Inter president Massimo Moratti has admitted Mario Balotelli can leave the club, and that there are important offers on the table for the talented 19-year-old.
Moratti says he had a good relationship with the enigmatic forward and the victories on the field outweighed his antics off the pitch.
"Balotelli remains a great talent, but for us it's almost an obligation to let him go," Moratti told Sky in an interview.
"It can be seen as a defeat in some people's eyes, but we have [Philippe] Coutinho, who is another young talent...
"On Balotelli, everyone is correct in saying he is a talent that has not fully expressed himself. But this talent at the moment did not seem as necessary as the nucleus of the team.
"We have some important offers for him, and we also have some economic objectives. Therefore, you choose to make sacrifices with players other teams are asking for, rather than those you are looking to sell and nobody wants.
"I had a good rapport with Mario, but I don't know what he will say. I saw that in certain moments, he was not doing well at the club, but the victories forgave everything. He was a professional person who was playing well.
"He was not any less part of the side because of his actions off the pitch," Moratti concluded.
that sounds like we might not be as close as we think. damn
BlueDejong
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Inter moving on from Balotelli
Moratti admits teenage striker is not 'indispensable'
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is resigned to the fact that Mario Balotelli is leaving the club.
The reigning European champions have endured a troubled relationship with their temperamental teenager over recent years, but have always kept faith in his ability.
However, this summer it quickly became apparent that the Italy international was looking to start afresh away from Giuseppe Meazza, and a long-running transfer saga was put in motion.
Manchester City, who are coached by former Inter boss Roberto Mancini, have led the hunt for Balotelli's signature from the off, but have fallen short of actually striking a deal.
That may be about to change, though, with reports claiming an agreement is now in place and the 19-year-old is on his way to England.
Talent
Moratti's latest take on the situation also suggests a switch is imminent, with the Inter supremo admitting that there is little they can do to stop Balotelli leaving.
He told Sky Italia: "Is it a defeat for Inter? Maybe so, we won't know until later. Balotelli is a talent that, for myself, is yet to deliver 100 per cent.
"But for all his talent, he was not so indispensable in the achievement of the team.
"Balotelli remains a great talent, but for us it is almost an obligation to let him leave this way."
Inter moving on from Balotelli
Moratti admits teenage striker is not 'indispensable'
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is resigned to the fact that Mario Balotelli is leaving the club.
The reigning European champions have endured a troubled relationship with their temperamental teenager over recent years, but have always kept faith in his ability.
However, this summer it quickly became apparent that the Italy international was looking to start afresh away from Giuseppe Meazza, and a long-running transfer saga was put in motion.
Manchester City, who are coached by former Inter boss Roberto Mancini, have led the hunt for Balotelli's signature from the off, but have fallen short of actually striking a deal.
That may be about to change, though, with reports claiming an agreement is now in place and the 19-year-old is on his way to England.
Talent
Moratti's latest take on the situation also suggests a switch is imminent, with the Inter supremo admitting that there is little they can do to stop Balotelli leaving.
He told Sky Italia: "Is it a defeat for Inter? Maybe so, we won't know until later. Balotelli is a talent that, for myself, is yet to deliver 100 per cent.
"But for all his talent, he was not so indispensable in the achievement of the team.
"Balotelli remains a great talent, but for us it is almost an obligation to let him leave this way."
Cobwebcat
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Well there's no doubt he's going but if we don't hear this week I tend to think that it might not be us he's going to. Something is holding this up and I can't believe it's that we are trying to sort Milner out first (SSN) That's a big risk if United and others are sniffing around; particularly as Villa are not exactly showing signs they want to deal anytime soon.
Then again I might just not understand how all this works!
Then again I might just not understand how all this works!
johnny crossan
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tolmie's hairdoo said:....He will be a City player, as will Milner.
Trust in TH
marco
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i'v thought for a while that there is more to this transfer than meets the eye, is his agent playing us up to engineer the right move for him.cant be the money side,i do have a bad feeling that this is not going to happen.
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Lol. Not this again. I lost count of how many posters said the Yaya Toure deal reminded them of the Eto'o deal, even though it was as nailed-on to happen as a transfer can possibly be. People said the David Silva and Kolarov deals also wouldn't happen, probably because they hadn't been completed as quickly as it takes to sign a player on Football Manager. This is a perfectly normal length of time for a deal to be completed. It is not dragging on, held up, stalling, at a stalemate, dead in the water, hijacked, or however else a deal that takes longer than 2 days is often described as.marco said:i'v thought for a while that there is more to this transfer than meets the eye, is his agent playing us up to engineer the right move for him.cant be the money side,i do have a bad feeling that this is not going to happen.
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Tricky_Trev said:Lol. Not this again. I lost count of how many posters said the Yaya Toure deal reminded them of the Eto'o deal, even though it was as nailed-on to happen as a transfer can possibly be. People said the David Silva and Kolarov deals also wouldn't happen, probably because they hadn't been completed as quickly as it takes to sign a player on Football Manager. This is a perfectly normal length of time for a deal to be completed. It is not dragging on, held up, stalling, at a stalemate, dead in the water, hijacked, or however else a deal that takes longer than 2 days is often described as.marco said:i'v thought for a while that there is more to this transfer than meets the eye, is his agent playing us up to engineer the right move for him.cant be the money side,i do have a bad feeling that this is not going to happen.
Correct Trev.
Tevez took bleeding months. As did Lescott.
In fact the only fast transfer I remember was Adebayor.
I'm sure he's coming.
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I also think this one is in the bag. I'm certainly not ITK, just optimistic. So much so I'm just trying to decide which kit to get SUPER MARIO putting on the back of for my 4 year old.
markbmcfc
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Tricky_Trev said:Lol. Not this again. I lost count of how many posters said the Yaya Toure deal reminded them of the Eto'o deal, even though it was as nailed-on to happen as a transfer can possibly be. People said the David Silva and Kolarov deals also wouldn't happen, probably because they hadn't been completed as quickly as it takes to sign a player on Football Manager. This is a perfectly normal length of time for a deal to be completed. It is not dragging on, held up, stalling, at a stalemate, dead in the water, hijacked, or however else a deal that takes longer than 2 days is often described as.marco said:i'v thought for a while that there is more to this transfer than meets the eye, is his agent playing us up to engineer the right move for him.cant be the money side,i do have a bad feeling that this is not going to happen.
This.
Im waiting for all the "I think we should pull out of this deal now, because im bored of waiting and as a result we're being mugged off"
It will happen when it happens, chill.
Neville Kneville
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If we're all meeting in the same place, ie USA, wouldn't it make sense to sort it there? Just an idea like.
mancity dan
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BlueForever123 said:I also think this one is in the bag. I'm certainly not ITK, just optimistic. So much so I'm just trying to decide which kit to get SUPER MARIO putting on the back of for my 4 year old.
Will look better on the new away with sky blue lettering !!!
Cobwebcat
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Fair enough. I just think that it is a slight risk if we really want Balotelli. Balo is generally regarded as one of the world's top 3 players at his age and as such there will be other suitors (despite his reputation) now that everyone knows Inter are willing to sell.
I can understand us waiting if we have another striker as an alternative but to put it on hold for Milner seems strange. We must really want Milner.
This could all be nonsense and it's just a matter of a couple of days before it appears on OS......just speculating like everyone else.
I can understand us waiting if we have another striker as an alternative but to put it on hold for Milner seems strange. We must really want Milner.
This could all be nonsense and it's just a matter of a couple of days before it appears on OS......just speculating like everyone else.
I don't believe we have put it on hold to concentrate on Milner. Remember various outlets were reporting the Kolarov and Toure deals to be done weeks before an announcment and the same seems to be happening here, except it won't be drawn out as long as those two deals.
We let Canales slip through the net and he seems to be the next big thing in Spanish football so I can't see us letting Balotelli slip through and end up at a team who will ultimately be our rivals, be it in the Premiership or Europe.
We let Canales slip through the net and he seems to be the next big thing in Spanish football so I can't see us letting Balotelli slip through and end up at a team who will ultimately be our rivals, be it in the Premiership or Europe.
oakiecokie
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simonr555 said:I don't believe we have put it on hold to concentrate on Milner. Remember various outlets were reporting the Kolarov and Toure deals to be done weeks before an announcment and the same seems to be happening here, except it won't be drawn out as long as those two deals.
We let Canales slip through the net and he seems to be the next big thing in Spanish football so I can't see us letting Balotelli slip through and end up at a team who will ultimately be our rivals, be it in the Premiership or Europe.
Sorry have I missed something ?
"We let Canales slip through the net"
Any links ????????
Never heard anything about us going for him !!!!
Chippy_boy
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Aussie! said:Pam said:Same iwth Kolorov. That dragged on for weeks longer than it needed to.
It's these wretched agents and meddling corporate lawyers that are dragging things out.
Hey! Im a commercial lawyer!
You won't understand then ;-)
oakiecokie said:simonr555 said:I don't believe we have put it on hold to concentrate on Milner. Remember various outlets were reporting the Kolarov and Toure deals to be done weeks before an announcment and the same seems to be happening here, except it won't be drawn out as long as those two deals.
We let Canales slip through the net and he seems to be the next big thing in Spanish football so I can't see us letting Balotelli slip through and end up at a team who will ultimately be our rivals, be it in the Premiership or Europe.
Sorry have I missed something ?
"We let Canales slip through the net"
Any links ????????
Never heard anything about us going for him !!!!
We were linked with in January when he was still at Racing Santander before he signed for Real Madrid.
Manchester City try to scupper Sergio Canales' Real Madrid move by offering teen star £25,000 a week
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In demand: Racing's Sergio Canales
Manchester City are making a huge effort to snatch Spanish starlet Sergio Canales from Racing Santander, despite strong competition from Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Madrid expect to sign the 18-year-old from Racing Santander but are so afraid to City's approach that they are rushing Canales to make up his mind.
City sent technical director Mike Rigg and chief financial officer Graham Wallace for talks in Santander on Thursday with Racing president Francisco Pernia and his father Gelo Canales.
Gelo, who acts as his son's agent, has already visited City, as well as holding talks in England with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.
City and Chelsea followed up their interest with formal offers that are understood to be financially more attractive than what has been put on the table by Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants believe they are still favourites to land the revelation of the season.
Canales is out of contract in the summer but is said to have verbally agreed to re-sign for Racing before being sold on for a lucrative fee.
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mancity dan said:BlueForever123 said:I also think this one is in the bag. I'm certainly not ITK, just optimistic. So much so I'm just trying to decide which kit to get SUPER MARIO putting on the back of for my 4 year old.
Will look better on the new away with sky blue lettering !!!
Yeah that's what I'm thinking.
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