Balotelli, it's not over with Genoa yet: "I want to stay"

"I try to keep my promise. I'm a man of my word." Mario Balotelli (pictured), in a story on Instagram, shows the Grifone crest on his shirt Genoa and so he declares his intention to stay in a club that brought him back to A league, although with very relative satisfaction for now. The 34-year-old striker, who arrived at the end of October at the request of Gilardino, then found very little space with Scallop on the bench, so much so that – by the admission of the same ds Ottolini – a divorce seemed imminent during the January transfer market. In the end, however, Balotelli stayed and seems intent on convincing the French coach to give him a chance.

Since his arrival in the red and blues, Super Mario has played just six league games, for a total of just 57 minutes on the pitch. He has received two yellow cards, zero goals and zero assists. The paradox is that Genoa, with him in the squad, has definitely recovered and is now +6 on the relegation zone. This is certainly thanks to Vieira, a coach that Balo had at Nice with many obvious misunderstandings.

In the rotations, the former Azzurri player is behind the mainstay Pinamonti, but also behind Vitinha, Ekhator, Ekuban, Cornet, Messias and Venturino. In the trident, Vieira has also recently proposed Zanoli and Miretti. Mario's salary is 250 thousand euros net until the end of the season. In any case, it is difficult to think that in the summer he will look for another destination, hunting for yet another last chance in his career.