Graeme Souness believes signing Mario Balotelli is a risk Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers does not need to take.
The Reds are set to sign the
controversial Italy striker in a £16m deal from AC Milan, sealing the
return of a player whose previous time in the Premier League was
littered with disciplinary problems.
During a two-and-a-half-year stay at
Manchester City, Balotelli was sent off four times and picked up 23
yellow cards, whilst clashing several times with then manager Roberto
Mancini.
Writing in the Sunday Times newspaper, former Liverpool manager and player Souness said, “It’s an enormous gamble by Rodgers.
“And it’s a gamble I don’t think he
needs to take because he has a very strong group of players. At times
Balotelli doesn’t seem to enjoy football. Big teams can do without
people who pick and choose when they will have a go. It’s a high-risk
signing and I wouldn’t want him.”
“The harmony looks good but he may
find, like every previous manager of Balotelli, that he will spend more
time talking about him, spending time with him and defending him than he
will the rest of the group put together.
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