excuse my ignorance but what has he done that warrants the amount he is seeking other than being young and talented. there are a ton of young talented players who don't field that transfer fee and his wage demands.
This team is willing to pay 24-30 million pounds for James Fucking Milner.... It's practically monopoly money for them.
He has good size, strong, good skill, pretty much everything to be a superstar but something is just missing. He doesn't work well with teammates, no work rate, and has the mind of an infant making terrible desicion after terrible desicion. He'll be brilliant 1 game then horrible for the next 5. I hope Man City get him, he'll create so much more harm than good. City are spending monopoly money but the signings this summer haven't been that bad although they significantly overpaid. Balotelli reminds me of Pato. He has everything to be a superstar but hasn't put it together yet and in Balotelli's case he is liable to do just about anything on and off the field.
He is Adebayor only a few years young. I am completely torn on Mario tbqh. He has talent that is off the chart there is no question about that. The mental aspect is the biggest concern. He is still a 19 year old kid. I know that I would not have been able to handle all that attention and money at 19. Mancini runs a tight ship as seen with the dust ups last year with Tevez and the continued battles with Bellamy. It is either going to be a home run or a big wiff in signing Mario. Mancini is coaching for his job this year. If he is willing to put his job on the line with this kid; then I will gladly support it.
If I were him I wouldn't step out of shit. I would imagine all of his papers are legit, and most definitely wouldn't let them look around his car a little bit.
There is a huge difference between Bellamy and Balotelli. Bellamy has a couple screws loose and normally just a firey guy while Balotelli seems more in the Joey Barton category with every screw loose. Adebayor is somewhere in between, probably closer to the Balotelli/Barton group. Don't know a player more full of himself and less capable of staying onsides than Adebayor. He no longer has anything to prove in his twisted mind and think he is a world superstar. As far as Mancini, I don't know what it will take to keep his job but my guess he is gone after the year. I've seen nothing to suggest he understands the English game especially the late results vs Man U, Arsenal, and Tottenham. Playing for draws and lost 2 of them. Has to take more chances with that firepower or get a good balance. Huge difference between the Italian and English game, it took Ancelloti a while to figure out how valuable wingers are and starting Deco over Malouda was retarded. Chelsea happened to win in what was a very weak year and Drogba ended up the biggest star with a crocked Rooney for the last 2 months.
I used Bells as a comparison just because his personality is definitely a lightning rod on the pitch. Mario is going to be the same thing. Adebayor, when he cares, is a super talent. Just wish there was a way to motivate him. He is a mess mentally. It will be nice when he gets shipped off to Italy. Mancini has to win a trophy this year as well as qualify for the Champions League to keep his job. He knows that and the City fan base know that. The differences between him and Hughes are night and day. Hughes was letting the players run the show. That works for a short bit but it will kill you in the end. Mancini had to break a lot of Hughes' bad habits that were developed. The results against the rags, arsenal, and spurs were disappointing no question.City went 0-2 against the Rags, 1-0-1 against Arsenal, and 0-2 against Spurs last year in the league. I am not going to hide behind "it was not his players excuse". You play with the hand you are dealt especially mid season. Those results were no different then the previous years. The defense turned around under Mancini. No one scored more than 2 goals against City under Mancini. Hughes' defense was lit up like a Christmas tree. I that the streak continues all year. I expect to see the offense jell a lot more now that they have had time under Mancini. They have the potential to score goals in bunches and if the defense can maintain form from last season, City is a real threat to the title.
his price just went up 20 million since he got called up to the national team 55 million euros in cash please
Dealwithit harris. The chairman has flown in to get the deal done. Milner and Mario will be Citzens by the end of the weekend.
Balotelli is a spoiled little bitch in desperate need of a wake-up call. I can't tell you how glad I am he doesn't play for my club team or my country.
Spurs and their fans would give their golden yamamkas for striker that has the goal scoring ability of Balotelli. With that said; Mario has been a problem for most of the year and it would not pain me to see him leave in the summer. Milan can deposit the 20m into the "Find another creative center mid" account at the National Bank of UAE.
For someone with Balotelli's goal scoring ability, yes. For Balotelli, HELL no. He's precisely the kind of player I don't want within 100 miles of my club.
It was a slap on the wrist for him for the darts incident. but now this happens. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-City-s-Mario-Balotelli-has-80-000-white-Maserati-car-vandalised-and-is-told-off-for-training-foul-on-Carlos-Tevez-article719030.html
Now he is even helping out Bebe. http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Balotelli-gave-1-000-to-hobo-probably-did-some?urn=sow-wp989
10k in parking tickets and having your car impounded 27 times. Just Mario being Mario. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/911622/mario-balotelli-driving-city-mad-with-fines?cc=5901
You can add mediator to his skills. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3571579/Mario-Balotelli-helps-City-fan-being-bullied-at-school.html
http://footballspeak.com/post/2011/10/24/The-A-to-Z-of-Mario-Balotelli.aspx highlights include: J is for Jenny Thompson. The prostitute linked to Wayne Rooney in the media. Balotelli reportedly saw her in a Manchester restaurant (See, Tevez – Manchester does have restaurants) and started chanting “ROONEY! ROONEY! ROONEY!” at the top of his voice. L is for Lothario. Balotelli reportedly shouted at a ‘wannabe WAG’ in a restaurant. With food falling from his mouth he told her to come over. Unbelievably, she came over. He handed her his phone and told her to store her number in it. Even more unbelievably, she did it. She then left without either of them saying another word. Who says romance is dead? P is for passenger seat. Mario Balotelli was pulled over by police shortly after moving to Manchester because he was driving round with £25,000 in cash on his passenger seat. When they asked him why he had it, he laughed and replied “because I can.” S is for show off. When Balotelli won the European Golden Boy Trophy he bragged that he had never even heard of his closest rival, Jack Wilshere, but would find out who he was just so he could remind him that he came in 2nd place. Z is for zoom. Following Man City’s 6-1 win over Man Utd, Balotelli reportedly drove around Manchester high-fiving City fans out of his car window. I’m not sure about the validity of this story, but let’s face it – it does sound like something he’d do…
I heard on Sky Sports that the police searched him after the fire and found £5k in his back pocket and asked why he had that much on him and he said, "because i'm rich" it seems like only a matter of time until he's sean taylored
TMB Soccer posters need to have a meet and greet with Balotelli like those one guys did with Maradona.
to answer this U is for undoubted talent. Aged just 21 Balotelli has already scored nearly 50 professional goals and has won 7 major trophies, including the Champions League.
'I've just heard a Mario Balotelli story that betters Tesco & the fireworks...OK, so his mum's over from Italy, asks the cleaner if she has everything she needs. Cleaner: "No, I need all the practical things - iron etc." Mario's mum: "Where can we go to buy these things? Write me a list and we'll go and buy it all" Cleaner: "John Lewis." So Mario's ma sends him & his mates to John Lewis with a shopping list in hand...Mario returns to the house 5 hrs later...empty-handed. Cleaner: "Er, where's the iron, iron-board etc?" Then a big John Lewis van arrives...van contains nothing from the shopping list bt the following 'practical items': - giant trampoline, Scalextric, 2 Vespas, table tennis set'
Mario is living the rich life like all young people should. He doesnt give a fuck and does whatever he wants.