The Italian striker had been written off by all and sundry this summer, and it seemed no one wanted to take him after his two awful years at Liverpool and then AC Milan.
Balo had become a figure of ridicule, and it seemed as if his only option would be to try his look in football’s second zone, with China and India appearing his only realistic possibilities.
But Nice came in for him at the 11th hour, and he’s repaid the faith, with 4 goals in 2 Ligue 1 appearances.
Crashes Raiola’s Bentley
But while he’s performing on the pitch, it seems Balotelli still can’t resist a little fecklessness.The Italian is infamous for his mad escapades, and the crazy stories about him are legion.
We now have another for the collection.
Speaking to Italian paper Il Giornale, Raiola revealed:
‘One day Mario asked me if he could use my Bentley. I said, ”score two goals against Marseille and we’ll talk about that.(Via Marca)
I obviously forgot about it then, until he called me up asking for the keys.
He took it to a discothque and crashed it into a post when reversing…he called up to apologize. I forgave him, I can’t stay mad at him.’