Source: Team_Talk
Napoli rule out Balotelli move
apoli owner Aurelio de Laurentiis insists he does not want to sign controversial Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.[LNB] The Italy international has been hitting the headlines throughout the summer and City manager Roberto Mancini has admitted the antics have made him feel like he needs a psychiatrist.[LNB]Former Inter Milan striker Balotelli has also voiced his disappointment at life in Manchester, which has fuelled suggestions he is homesick.[LNB]City, though, have never publicly shown they want to sell the 20-year-old, and Napoli would not be interested regardless of the Premier League club's stance or the possible exit of Ezequiel Lavezzi.[LNB]Asked if Napoli wanted to sign Balotelli, De Laurentiis told Sky Sport Italia: "Absolutely not. He is funny, but it is too disruptive and I prefer that he applies his talents elsewhere."[LNB]Napoli would instead prefer to sign Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi, who was previously a target of Juventus, while Barcelona or Real Madrid are thought to be his dream clubs.[LNB]De Laurentiis said: "I understand the ambition of a young man to want to go to Barcelona or Real Madrid, it's normal. [LNB]"He (Rossi) didn't say no to me, though, but this was around four weeks ago.[LNB]"I will try to buy him this season, but I'm ready to leave him in Spain."
