TMW
Mario Balotelli arrived in Genoa. “SuperMario” has just reached a well-known hotel in the city centre, where he will spend the night before making his great return to Serie A official. The striker who has been released so far on Monday will in fact undergo medical visits with the Grifone, and then sign his new contract until the end of the season and make himself available to coach Alberto Gilardino. With a mission: to help the rossoblù regain confidence, victories and precious points in the standings with goals and assists.
Gilardino’s statements on Mario Balotelli
“The evaluations were made on the spot, when going to visualize a player like him. It’s natural that if he comes to Genoa with those motivations, will, fire and desire to make himself available, he can give us a lot. We know it certainly won’t be him to solve all our problems but little by little he will add minutes and will be able to help us. We hope that he can arrive but the value of the whole team will be decisive do well.”
Director Ottolini’s comment
“We were making assessments on the injured players before making choices on other free agents. The various injuries led us to go all the way with Mario Balotelli. He conveyed great enthusiasm and desire to come to Genoa.”
Below are the images of Balotelli’s arrival taken by our correspondent.