This season, Mario Balotelli returns to the front of the stage with the promoted Turkish Adana Demirspor. Which also allowed him to find the Italian national team at the end of January after more than three years of absence. He was able to reconnect with Roberto Mancini, a technician who knows him well since he had led him in particular at Manchester City. A stable where Balotelli experienced ups and downs between 2010 and 2013.
Asked by The Athleticthe Italian international spoke about his time with the Skyblues. “I think it was my biggest mistake to leave City. Even though the year I left, I played really well in Milan for a year and a half. But after that, I had a lot of problems. Now I’m older and I know I shouldn’t have left Manchester City then. All these years I’ve seen City improve, improve and improve. I could have been like Sergio Agüero here for years. If I had had the mindset I have now when I was at City, I probably would have won a Ballon d’Or. I’m sure. But you know, when you grow up, you are more mature”. Currently in Turkey, the enfant terrible of Italian football therefore has regrets.
