The arrival of Mario Balotelli at Genoa was imminent and it is now official after several weeks of negotiations. The striker highly desired by Alberto Gilardino successfully passed his medical examination and even posed with the Grifone jersey. The former OM and OGC Nice striker has signed a contract until June 2025: “Mario Balotelli is a new player from Genoa. The Italian striker, born in Palermo on 09/12/1990, signed a contract with his new club. During his career, Balotelli won nine professional titles with his clubs. In the senior national team, he was top scorer and runner-up at the 2012 European Championship, making a total of 36 appearances and 14 goals. Welcome to Genoa, Super Mario, is it written in the official press release of the Genoese club. Super Mario is therefore making his comeback in Serie A after his adventure with Brescia in 2019/20 in Italy. His last experience in Italy took place at Monza during the 2020/21 season in Serie B. His contract is ready until June 2025 with a salary of 400,000 euros gross, in which there would be a release clause linked under certain conditions.
“I’m excited, honestly, I don’t really want to talk, I want to start. What if I have fire inside? You’ll see, come on… I wanted to greet the supporters, see you soon at the stadium. Let’s hope everything goes well, I’ll give it my all. When will I be ready? I hope soon”the 34-year-old striker even said earlier this Monday when he arrived in the Ligurian city. Accompanied by his brother Enock, his personal sports trainer and the medical staff of Genoa, Mario Balotelli presented himself at the Genoa sports center to sign his contract and in the afternoon he even completed his first training session. training under the orders of Alberto Gilardino. Genoa can terminate the contract before December 31 if they are not satisfied with Balotelli’s performance.
