BALOTELLI SAYS HE IS OPEN TO NAPOLI MOVE

Italian striker Mario Balotelli has revealed that he is open to a move to Napoli if Silvio Berlusconi does not want his presence in the Milan setup. The Nice forward was with his brother to see the game between Milan and Inter that ended 2-2.

Whilst celebrating a last gasp goal, a fan asked questions him online where he said: “I support Milan and have a fondness for Manchester City, you shouldn’t get angry because of that.”

He then revealed why he threw his jersey to the ground when he played for Inter in the game against Barcelona. He said he was under pressure to impress even at a young age of 18 but that because of the mistakes he made the fans jeered him so he was “really upset.”

On him leaving AC Milan despite loving the club, he said president Berlusconi did not want him there despite the CEO Adriano Galliani’s preference. Berlusconi famously called the former Liverpool striker a “bad apple.”

On Inter Milan, Balotelli praised Mauro Icardi for his goalscoring prowess despite being young. When asked if he could return to the Serie A he agreed naming Napoli as his preference. After rediscovering his form at Nice, there are rumours that family affiliation could make him the replacement for Gonzalo Higuain.

Meanwhile Napoli are hoping to employ Arsenal goalkeeper WojciechSzczesny as a challenger to Pepe Reina during the summer. PetrCech and David Ospina are still at the Emirates so there is a slim chance that Szczesny would return to England.

Reina is 34 years already and his consistency is taking a hit. With Luigi Sepe and Rafael Cabral likely to exit the team this summer, Napoli want Szczesny as the new long term option. However, Roma, his employers for the last two seasons in a loan deal, would likely not give him up to a rival.