‘I thought Balotelli would be much crazier!’ says Dante

Nice defender Dante admits that he expected striker Mario Balotelli to be “a lot crazier” than he has proved to be in person. The Brazilian joined the French side from Bayern Munich in the summer, whilst Italian striker Balotelli also joined the club from Liverpool. Nice have enjoyed an excellent start to the season, with […]
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2016-11-22 19:20:00

Nice defender Dante admits that he expected striker Mario Balotelli to be “a lot crazier” than he has proved to be in person. The Brazilian joined the French side from Bayern Munich in the summer, whilst Italian striker Balotelli also joined the club from Liverpool.

Nice have enjoyed an excellent start to the season, with Balotelli’s goals firing them well into Ligue 1 title contention. Ex Seleção centre half Dante says that Balotelli’s reputation for eccentricity is overstated in his experience.

“I thought he would be a lot crazier than he is!” Dante told Le Journal du Dimanche. “He jokes around, but not as much as all that. What I like about him is his reaction when we’re not good in training.

“He comes up to me and says: ‘Dante, we have to be better here and here.’ Balotelli’s not egotistical. He’s really interested in our progress. He is a 100% craque, he has everything,” Dante concluded. Balotelli has 7 goals in his 9 matches for Nice so far.

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