The British media are running quotes from Juventus man Andrea Pirlo, saying that Mario Balotelli ‘has matured’ during his second stint in Italy.

The 24-year-old is set for a return to the Premier League with Liverpool, with it widely believed that terms on a €20m purchase from Milan have been agreed.

For his Italy teammate, the change over the past 18 months with the Rossoneri has been noticeable and positive.

“Mario has matured since he has been back in Italy,” a number of outlets in the UK quote Pirlo as saying.

The British media are running quotes from Juventus man Andrea Pirlo, saying that Mario Balotelli ‘has matured’ during his second stint in Italy.

The 24-year-old is set for a return to the Premier League with Liverpool, with it widely believed that terms on a €20m purchase from Milan have been agreed.

For his Italy teammate, the change over the past 18 months with the Rossoneri has been noticeable and positive.

“Mario has matured since he has been back in Italy,” a number of outlets in the UK quote Pirlo as saying.

“He will be the first to admit when he was younger he made some mistakes – but he is not that player anymore.

“Anybody who still talks about him in that way is living in the past.

“I have always said that in the right environment he has the potential to be one of the best strikers in Europe.

“He needs to be given space. The media do not need to write a story every time he goes to the shops – the time has come to write only about what he does on the field.”

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