Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli open to Chelsea move

 
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Alex Kalinauckas26 January 2014

Mario Balotelli has revealed that he has repaired his relationship with former boss Jose Mourinho and would relish the chance to work with the Portuguese manager again.

The former Manchester City man played under Mourinho and Inter Milan but the pair had publicised differences before Balotelli moved to the Premier League in 2010.

The 23-year-old told the Sunday Mirror: “Of course I would like to play under Jose again. In my first days at Inter we had some problems, but then it turned into a mutual respect, and now we have a real friendship.”

Mourinho recently expressed his desire to find a new, long-term striker as he builds a Chelsea squad for the next decade.

Therefore, with Balotelli’s AC Milan currently languishing 11th in Serie A and facing the possibility of no continental competition next term, the 23-year-old could be a target for Chelsea in the summer transfer window.

Balotelli added: “It is never boring playing under Jose. When you are in Mourinho’s team it is a family and he coaches on the principal that if all is well with the family it doesn’t matter what is going on outside the team.”

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