Mario Balotelli goes to Genoa: the attacker returns to Serie A after four years

Genoa has decided to hire Mario Balotelli. The choice is a consequence of the serious injuries that have affected three rossoblù forwards: the coach is pleased with the striker Alberto Gilardino. Balotelli returns to Serie A after 4 years. His last experience in Türkiye with Adana Demirspor ended in June: 16 appearances and 7 goals. The attacker will sign a contract worth 400 thousand euros gross until the end of the season on Monday, after his medical visits. “I think he is the right player for Genoa. He is a free agent, who I know and for whom the story speaks for itself. He is a boy with still motivation and fire”, said Gilardino on the eve of the match at the Olimpico against Lazio. The club reserves the right to terminate the contract by paying a penalty by 31 December.

Training alone

After the conclusion of his contract with Adana, Balotelli trained alone in Castegnato, in the Brescia area, waiting for a call from a club. The Genoa shirt will be the twelfth shirt worn in his career. The beginnings of Inter’s Primavera. Then Lumezzane, Inter, City, Milan, Liverpool, Milan again, Nice, Marseille, Brescia (the last experience in Serie A in 2020), Monza, Adana and Sion, before the return to Adana. For him also 36 games and 14 goals in blue.