Having passed through OM during the 2018-2019 season, Mario Balotelli made revelations about his arrival in the Marseille city.
Enfant terrible of Italian football, Mario Balotelli did a six-month freelance stint with Marseille in 2019. A rather successful stint since the 33-year-old striker scored 8 goals in 15 appearances in the Olympian jersey.
During an interview with ControCalcio, “Super Mario” returned to his arrival on Canebière. And according to his words, the former Citizen preferred the Marseille challenge to the millions from China.
“I preferred to play football and stay in Marseille”
“I rejected a Chinese offer which was much higher than the Arab figures. I don’t regret having refused it, I preferred to play football and stay in Marseille, did he declare. I don’t know what I will do in the future, but how can you say that someone goes to Saudi Arabia for any reason other than money? If they offered little money, players wouldn’t go there. »
