26 Jul 2014 02:43:07
This topic has been discussed before, but, as he's again linked with us in the media, I wanted to again talk about Balotelli. If he's actually available at the prices quoted (€20m), I would snap Galinari's arm off to take him. Now, I know the argument against, potentially disruptive to team harmony etc. But, for me it can go the other way too, where our team harmony helps him to learn and grow. Remember, he is only 23. In our squad, I think he would develop and learn the right way to behave from guys like Per, Abou, Aaron etc and become the goalscoring gem every football expert knows he could be. Also, we need another CF, yes, not as much as a DM, but still a necessity. We only have Giroud and Sanogo up front, with wide men who can fill in there also.

1.) 26 Jul 2014
I would absolutely hate to see Balotelli come here. I'm a HUGE fan of Italian football (Juve are my second team and I love them alot) and other than his well known attitude problems, Balotelli is very over-rated. For startets he's a big game flop, he very rarely scored or played well against the top teams and usually sees his name on the booking list instead of the scoring sheet. His slightly above average goal scoring record is very mis-skewed due to a large portion coming from penalties and a few freekicks as well, and he has a very low chance conversion rate of 13%. His decision making is suspect, preferring to to try and take players on when a simple pass would be much better. He's also not as technically proficient as some would believe with few of his take ons coming off. RANT OVER :P