Balotelli

[r.soleofsalford]

I think his baby living in Naples Italy will play a major part in where Mario decides to play his football.

 

[andyhinch]

I think his baby living in Naples Italy will play a major part in where Mario decides to play his football.

A long way from Naples?

 

[Matt the Giant]

People keep saying, "Let's ask for £28m" but he isn't worth that. We paid £22m on him based on potential and in 2 and a half years he hasn't proved his worth, so how is he going to be worth £28m now? As long as we make sure Milan pay the £22m we did, then we should be happy.

This.
It seems some here want the fee to represent a hypothetical future value of Mario.
I think 22mil sounds good considering what Mario offers to us.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

I think his baby living in Naples Italy will play a major part in where Mario decides to play his football.

A long way from Naples?

its a lot nearer than manchester last time i looked


408 compared to 1,161

:P

 

[waspish]

People keep saying, "Let's ask for £28m" but he isn't worth that. We paid £22m on him based on potential and in 2 and a half years he hasn't proved his worth, so how is he going to be worth £28m now? As long as we make sure Milan pay the £22m we did, then we should be happy.

This.
It seems some here want the fee to represent a hypothetical future value of Mario.
I think 22mil sounds good considering what Mario offers to us.

When negotiating you NEVER ask for the price you want first you start high then get a middle ground on a fee! Thought most people new this ;)

 

[andyhinch]

I think his baby living in Naples Italy will play a major part in where Mario decides to play his football.

A long way from Naples?

its a lot nearer than manchester last time i looked


408 compared to 1,161

:P

That's not quite how I ment it:)

 

[r.soleofsalford]

A long way from Naples?

its a lot nearer than manchester last time i looked


408 compared to 1,161

:P

That's not quite how I ment it:)

:) can just imagine mario ripping the arse out of that bentley down the autostrada, fortunately i think they have fire engines stationed every 10 miles

 

[Rolee]

People keep saying, "Let's ask for £28m" but he isn't worth that. We paid £22m on him based on potential and in 2 and a half years he hasn't proved his worth, so how is he going to be worth £28m now? As long as we make sure Milan pay the £22m we did, then we should be happy.

This.
It seems some here want the fee to represent a hypothetical future value of Mario.
I think 22mil sounds good considering what Mario offers to us.

30 goals in 80 odd appearances, 30 as sub. Not brilliant, but not bad either. One of the star performers at the recent European Championships. Massive marketing potential, City's second biggest shirt seller at the moment.

All that has to be factored in when talking of his value.

 

[Rocket Sauce]

Balotelli preparing for Manchester City exit
The Italy international has given notice on the house that he rents in Cheshire, while also moving several belongings back to Italy with a move to AC Milan nearing

By Greg Stobart

Mario Balotelli appears to have said goodbye to Manchester City after he held an apparent farewell meal ahead of his proposed £25 million move to AC Milan.

The controversial striker has already given notice on his rented house in Cheshire and also flown a number of belongings back to Milan ahead of a potential return to San Siro.

And the Italian was spotted with a number of close friends at Chinese restaurant Wings in Manchester on Saturday night in what an eye-witness told Goal.com "looked very much like the final goodbye".

He continued: "Mario often dines there but he wasn't his usual jocular self, certainly the mood seemed a sombre one, as if he was on his way."

Milan have proposed a £25m transfer with payments over six years to sign the 22-year-old, who has scored just one Premier League goal in 14 appearances this season.

City director of football Txiki Begiristain and manager Roberto Mancini are both understood to be ready to sell Balotelli following a string of controversies surrounding the former Inter star, who cost £24m when he moved to the Etihad Stadium in 2010.

The champions are in no rush to sell Balotelli in the winter transfer window but are aware that the player is homesick in the north west and eager to return to Italy following the birth of his first child last month.

Milan are expected to intensify their efforts to sign Balotelli after conceding defeat in their attempts to re-sign Kaka from Real Madrid.

"The negotiations for Kaka have broken down. It's not possible to complete the deal for fiscal reasons,” said Adriano Galliani, the Milan vice-president. “We had agreed on everything else but the deal broke down about an hour ago."

Balotelli’s agent, Mino Raiola, has been vocal in insisting that there his ‘zero chance’ of his client leaving City this month while Milan officials including Galliani and coach Massimilliano Allegri have played down their interest in the Italy international.

"There is no negotiation for Balotelli with any club, no meeting, zero. It seems like a Grimm Brothers' fairy tale," Raiola said this week.

"Manchester City won't sell Mario, let alone loan. There are zero chances he moves. But until January 31st, who knows."

Goal.com understands, however, that talks have taken place although City are holding out for a better deal with payments structured over three years.

Balotelli has been frustrated with a lack of opportunities this season having found himself behind Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez and Edin Dzeko in the pecking order at the club.

Throughout his time at City, he has been involved in a number of controversial incidents including a highly publicised training ground bust-up with Mancini earlier this month.

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[Skip Donoghue]

I think his baby living in Naples Italy will play a major part in where Mario decides to play his football.

I have thought about this myself, visits to Naples visiting supposed mafia, fanatical fans looking for a new messiah and Cavani saying he may want to leave = Ballotelli + £20mill....who knows!!!