The agent of Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has revealed why he is struggling at Merseyside since his £16million pound move from Milan.
Balotelli hasn’t had an easy start to his Liverpool career and his form has recently been heavily criticised, scoring just 2 goals in 14 appearances.
Mino Raiola who is Balotelli’s agent has said “You shouldn’t be criticising Mario. This difficult moment he’s going through is not related to football, but is down to the fact that he cannot see his daughter as often as he would like to.”
His daughter still lives in Italy which has led to speculation that he may return there in January but his agent has since dismissed those claims saying;
“He needs a bit of time to adapt to Liverpool. One thing is for sure and that is that he will never return to Italy.
“I have already made the mistake to listen to him and bring him back to back to Italy once before.”
It now remains to be seen whether Balotelli can turn things around both on and off the field in the future.
Written by Kayleigh Neild – @KayleighN11
