Mario Balotelli ‘in talks over Galatasaray transfer and set to be offered two-year deal’ to end Brescia stay
GALATASARAY have reportedly opened talks with Mario Balotelli over a possible deal to bring the Brescia striker to Turkey.
The 29-year-old former Liverpool and Man City striker - who only joined the Serie A side last summer - has found the back of the net five times in 19 top-flight games.
Balotelli still has two years left to run on his deal at Brescia, but it has been claimed that he could be on the move again.
Journalist Nicola Schira tweeted: "Mario Balotelli could leave Brescia this summer.
"Galatasaray are really interested in the Italian striker.
"Gala are ready to offer 2-years contract with option for another season. Talks ongoing with Mino Raiola."
Balotelli was a target for Galatasaray in the winter transfer window after an apparent falling out with boss Fabio Grosso, but a move away failed to materialise.
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And due to the coronavirus crisis, Balotelli could have even played his last game for Brescia, with the forward demanding the season to be scrapped.
In an online post prior to the campaign being postponed, he said: "Money isn’t worth our health, we have to wake up. Don’t write rubbish to me like: ‘But you are protected!’
“What difference does it make if you play or not? Nothing happens to you behind closed doors! Don’t take away the only fun that people have at the weekend in the red zones!
“I LOVE FOOTBALL MORE THAN YOU… but playing means travelling by bus, train, aeroplane, sleeping in a hotel, in any case entering into contact with other people outside of your working environment.
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“I already don’t get to see my children because of this damned coronavirus, because as you know they do not live in Lombardy, so it’s already infuriating and sad.
“I certainly don’t want my mother, who I see and eat with almost every day, to catch anything from me. She is not the same age as me and as much as I love football (which I owe everything to), I won’t risk her getting ill!
"Why would I? To entertain someone else? Or to stop them losing money? Don’t be ridiculous! GET OVER YOURSELVES, WE’VE HAD ENOUGH NOW. Guys, you can’t joke around with health.”