Mario Balotelli who had booed him for his poor performance. He admitted three years later the incident was the only regret in his life. Disgruntled fans confronted and tried to attack Balotelli after the match. His behaviour on the pitch brought disapproval from his teammates, with Javier Zanetti publicly saying, "Mario needs to focus on doing what he can do on the pitch, he can't allow himself to behave like this." Amid these controversies with his club and manager, many English Premier League teams, including Manchester United and Manchester City, indicated they were interested in signing Balotelli in July 2010. After weeks
Mario Balotelli following statement: Mario has three biological siblings: Abigail, Enoch and Angel Barwuah. Enoch Barwuah, two years younger than Balotelli, is also a professional footballer. Balotelli began his career at Lumezzane. At age 15, he was promoted to the first team, making his first team debut in a Serie C1 league match against Padova on 2 April 2006. Having had an unsuccessful trial with Barcelona at age 15, Balotelli was signed by Internazionale in 2006 on loan with a pre-set price of €150,000 to co-own the player. In June 2007, Inter exercised the option and purchased another half for additional €190,000.