Marseille confirms the signing of Mario Balotelli of Nice | Football News

Mario Balotelli has joined Marseille for a six-month contract, confirmed the club

Former Liverpool and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has joined Marseille for a six-month contract, confirmed the French club.

The 28-year-old arrived in Marseille Tuesday night and finished his medical exam before signing his contract and being revealed to the media on Wednesday afternoon.

Balotelli is participating in a free transfer from the neighboring League 1 countries to Nice and will play 17 games at the Velodrome, for a total of £ 2.6 million until the end of the season, according to Heaven in Italy.

The Italian striker began his career at Inter Milan before transferring £ 19m to Manchester City, where he won the Premier League title in 2012.

He traded City for AC Milan in 2012, but returned to England two years later, joining Liverpool for £ 16 million, replacing Luis Suarez, who was heading to Barcelona.

After failing to impress during his stay at Anfield, Balotelli was loaned to Milan before rediscovering a rich past of goals scored in Nice, with 43 goals in all competitions during his first two seasons in France.

Now, Balotelli hopes to start a new chapter in his career in the south of France, while Marseille seeks to get closer to a third place that would guarantee a place in the playoffs of the Champions League.

"I'm looking forward to playing with Marseille," he said. "OM is a great club and their fans are very pbadionate, I hoped to come here.

"I'm looking forward to scoring my first goal, but the most important thing is the team, my goal is to score a lot of goals and help my teammates.

"I hope the supporters will support us on Friday, and the team and I will do everything we can."

Manager Rudi Garcia explained that it was unlikely that Balotelli would be in Marseille as early as Friday, when they will face Lille in Ligue 1.

"He has not played for a month and has not trained for a month, it is impossible to see him start Friday when he would have the right to play," he said. he declares.

"We will have to wait to see how long it will take before it is 100% ready."

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