Saturday, 30th October 2010
It has emerged that Manchester City paid less than was reported for Mario Balotelli. "Supermario" as the striker is known in Italy, was believed to have cost City €28M to buy from Inter; however, according to Corriere dello Sport, who have seen a certificate regarding the deal, Balotelli cost Roberto Mancini’s side €21,856,000.
There are believed to be bonuses relating to the deal though, which are rumoured to add another €3M if all the conditions are met. Even so, that would raise the figure to nearly €25M, still short of the €28M that was widely reported.
Inter made clear in the document too that Man City were able to obtain a discount on the player because the 20-year-old wished to leave the Nerazzurri and the club could see no way to keep hold of the striker for the 2010/11 season.
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