Mario Balotelli, Italian hero in the semifinal against Germany, was to try his luck at Barcelona! It happened when the Italian had 15 years old . Fran Sánchez, a former scout of Barcelona, recalled that time: “He seemed a quiet boy, spoke little because he didn’t know the language. He stayed here three or four days. He had a normal relationship with everybody,” said Fran for Sport.es
The former employee of Barcelona has revealed why the current player of Manchester City did not stay in Catalunya: “There was no agreement between the club and his agents. It was not about sports issues or his value, we have not understood with the agentes about the money.”
In 2006 he signed with Inter Milan, and a year later debuted in Serie A, against Cagliari.
Since then, the Italian striker became one of the hottest players on the European football scene. His transfer to Manchester City brought him even more in the foreground, and countless incidents outside the pitch made Balotelli to be more in the spotlight. Although it is a very difficult player with a personality difficult to control, the super-striker’s qualities are appreciated by all the great coaches of our time.