Mario Balotelli signing was never a priority – Marseille coach Rudi Garcia

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Marseille coach Rudi Garcia has said signing Mario Balotelli was never one of his priorities this summer and he got the man he wanted in Kevin Strootman.
The Ligue 1 club made an offer to Nice for Italy forward Balotelli, but it was rejected and they did not make an improved bid with Garcia saying he was happier to invest in signing Roma midfielder Strootman instead.
“These things happen on the transfer market,” he is quoted as saying in Il Messaggero. “I always said that signing a forward…

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Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Kevin Trapp courted by Nice – source

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Nice have offered Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Kevin Trapp regular first team football in Ligue 1 this season and are negotiating with the French champions, a source close to the talks has confirmed to ESPN FC.
As reported first in France by Nice-Matin, Les Aiglons have identified a new goalkeeper as a priority before this week’s European transfer deadline.
According to the source, Nice contacted PSG about Trapp and after being informed that Les Parisiens will let the 28-year-old go, proposed…

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Mario Balotelli: Patrick Vieira arrival was key to deciding to stay at Nice

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens and Gab Marcotti explain why Mario Balotelli’s hopes of returning to Serie A this summer were dashed. Mario Balotelli has said Nice coach Patrick Vieira played a key role in changing his mind about leaving.
Balotelli had been expected to depart in the summer after two seasons, but the former Manchester City and Liverpool striker, who has a year remaining on his contract, opted to see it out.
“To be honest, at the end of last year, I had the intention to leave and the president and the club knew it,” he told the Nice website.
“It [staying] is my choice because, first of all, no one tells me what to…

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Thierry Henry would be ‘very good’ for Bordeaux – Nice’s Patrick Vieira

Nice’s Patrick Vieira believes Thierry Henry coming to Bordeaux would be good for his coaching experience as well as raising the profile of French football.

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Nice coach Patrick Vieira believes former France and Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry will do well should he begin his managerial career at Bordeaux.
Henry is reportedly close to accepting the job after Gus Poyet was suspended by the club last week for a dispute over the sale of forward Gaetan Laborde to Montpellier.
“It would be very good for Bordeaux,” Vieira said at a news conference. “It would be very good for him. It would be very good for Ligue 1 because of his notoriety. I know he’s someone…

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Mario Balotelli turned down Chinese Super League move to stay at Nice – club president

ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens and Gab Marcotti explain why Mario Balotelli’s hopes of returning to Serie A this summer were dashed.

Mario Balotelli may want out at Nice, but according to ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens, clubs aren’t lining up to rescue the temperamental Italian striker.
Mario Balotelli turned down a lucrative offer from the Chinese Super League to stay at Nice, club president Jean-Pierre Rivere has said.
Nice announced earlier this week that Balotelli would remain at the club for a third successive season after having been expected to leave this summer.
Coach Patrick Vieira had urged the club to sell Balotelli, with Nice’s local rivals Marseille seeing a deal for him fall through, and Rivere told RMC Balotelli also rejected a move to China.
“We have a player who…

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Nice confirm Mario Balotelli will stay for 2018-19 season; have dig at Marseille

Mario Balotelli may want out at Nice, but according to ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens, clubs aren’t lining up to rescue the temperamental Italian striker.
Mario Balotelli will stay at Nice for the coming season after a summer of speculation that the striker would leave the Ligue 1 side.
Balotelli, 28, had been expected to move, with coach Patrick Vieira revealing the Italy international’s desire to seek a new challenge after two years on the Cote d’Azur.
The former Inter Milan, Manchester City, AC Milan and Liverpool forward had arrived two weeks’ late for the start of preseason training, and — as he is serving a three-match ban — has yet to feature…

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Transfer Rater: Mario Balotelli to West Ham, Alex Sandro to Manchester United

The latest transfer rumours from around the world.
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper.
Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Mario Balotelli to West Ham
West Ham are considering a January move for Nice striker Mario Balotelli, according to French outlet L’Equipe. Numerous clubs remain interested…

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