Last hope Turkey and Dubai: CC sticks with Balotelli – and thinks about an ex-Nati striker

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The transfer window for Turkey closes on September 15. The event is for the United Arab Emirates on September 21. These are probably the last remaining reasonably serious possible destinations to continue the career of Mario Balotelli (32), the flop of the decade in Swiss football.

If the Italian enfant terrible, who was unwanted by coach Didier Tholot, does not move to these countries and the Italian does not feel like playing in exotic competitions such as those in Tahiti (the window there is still open and life there is certainly Balo – like), then it will happen that Sion President Christian Constantin will have to bite the bullet, for better or for worse, and pay the Sicilian at least until the end of the year.

Constantin is ashamed of the mega salary

And royal! Super Mario collects 2.8 million francs a year for his Dolce far niente in Valais. It is a number that no one in our country actually wants to believe. Because the Italian media had always written about 1.5 million francs. But these are completely on the wrong track.

It is twice as much as the previous record earner in Switzerland, Zdravko Kuzmanovic, who earned 1.5 million at FCB. CC, who likes to flirt with a poor number memory, always talked about 1.5 million, which is why this number is set in stone in the media. But like I said, it’s completely wrong. And the President of Zion does not deny it because it simply embarrasses him. 2.8 million for a flop.

Balotelli talks about the problems at Sion

So shouldn’t CC do everything it can to invest the money it throws into the bucket in a useful project as quickly as possible? «It is the player who wants to continue his career. He is more interested in a transfer,” says Constantin. He couldn’t say whether he still had hope. First of all, the clan around the late player-agent star Mino Raiola, and especially cousin Enzo, must look for a solution. His contacts with Italy and Saudi Arabia had led to nothing.

And so it becomes increasingly clear: CC will have to feed the eccentrics at least until the end of the year. And encourage training. How is it going there? «Mario has been training recently. And when he was absent, he always sent a certificate.” One from a Sicilian doctor? “No idea. We had this examined by our doctors. It was always okay.” Which also means: the Sion boss has no chance of taking legal action against Balotelli.

The Italian also spoke out. Which he only rarely does. The moderator of the Italian YouTube channel “Controcalcio” asked him if we would see him on the field again soon. “Where?” answers Mario. The moderator asks: “In Italy? Or do you just want to come back to the square somewhere?” Balotelli’s answer: “I don’t know. I’m honest. I want to play, I have a few problems in Zion at the moment, but they can all be solved. But I don’t know where I’m going.”

Gavranovic, the savior?

Which doesn’t get us any further. Especially not Constantin, whose search for a successor to Balotelli has so far come to nothing. But what does ‘successor’ mean here? You certainly can’t call a striker someone who has only scored six goals. Three of them were penalties. So we prefer to say: the search for a hair clipper. ‘The windows are closed. “That won’t happen until the winter,” says CC.

Only unemployed footballers are now allowed to sign new contracts. But there is a very famous person who could help. Constantin says like a shot, “I know. Mario Gavranovic (33). But I doubt he wants to participate in the Challenge League.” Well, the attitude of the 33-year-old ex-Nati star from Ticino would be fundamentally different from that of Balo. And whether CC Gavranovic can convince with his project… who knows. “Maybe I’ll call him again,” CC decides, “I like him a lot.” Balotelli no more.

Source : Blick