Despite French reports of salary issues, Italian media insist Mario Balotelli will eventually sign for Olympique Marseille.

The 28-year-old is set to leave Nice, where he has been frozen out after the breakdown of his rapport with teammates and Coach Patrick Vieira.

His contract is due to expire in June anyway, so it could simply be terminated by mutual consent early.

L’Equipe reported today that the negotiations with Marseille were in trouble, as he requested a salary worth €5m per year.

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Milan continue negotiations with Genoa for Krzysztof Piatek, as it’s reported the Grifone want Mario Balotelli as a replacement.

Gonzalo Higuain is pushing for a move to Chelsea, via his parent club Juventus, and Milan director Leonardo has remained in Italy for meetings rather than follow the team to Jeddah for tomorrow’s Supercoppa match.

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Olympique Marseille turned down the chance to sign Genoa outcast Gianluca Lapadula, according to reports in France.

The centre-forward turns 29 next month and has made only one substitute appearance this season in Serie A, scoring in his only Coppa Italia showing.

Purchased from Milan in 2017 for €13m, he is no longer part of the Grifone’s plans, so RMC Sport and Telefoot claim his agent offered him to Marseille.

However, Rudi Garcia’s club were not interested and remain in negotiations for fellow Italian Mario Balotelli.

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As talks with Olympique Marseille break down, it’s rumoured Mario Balotelli has been offered to Parma, Sampdoria, Bologna and Sassuolo.

The striker has been frozen out at Nice after a series of rows with Coach Patrick Vieira and is ready to terminate his contract six months early by mutual consent.

He already had a medical at Marseille over the summer before the two clubs failed to agree a transfer fee.

A reunion was widely expected, but now Rai Sport and Tuttosport suggest the situation has changed due to Marseille’s disastrous form.

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Mario Balotelli’s transfer to Olympique Marseille could be put back into doubt, as Coach Rudi Garcia is on the verge of the sack.

Balo is expected to terminate his contract with Nice by mutual consent six months early, so he can be free to negotiate personal terms and move on as a free agent.

He had been all set for Marseille, but the situation is in flux after today’s shock 2-0 defeat to fourth division amateur side ASF Andrezieux-Boutheon.

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Olympique Marseille are ready to renew their attempts to sign Nice outcast Mario Balotelli and could get him as a free agent in January.

According to La Provence newspaper, there will be another offer on the table for the Italy international.

However, Sky Sport Italia claim Balo will terminate his contract with Nice by mutual consent, allowing him to join Marseille for free.

Balotelli had agreed terms with Marseille and even underwent a medical over the summer, but Nice refused to let him go for under €10m.

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Mario Balotelli is on the January transfer market and Nice want somewhere between €1.5-3m, with Olympique Marseille again favourites.

The striker had undergone a medical with Marseille over the summer, but when the two clubs failed to agree terms, he refused to attend pre-season training.

Balo eventually relented and joined his squad for the new season, but is yet to score a single goal and had a series of bust-ups with new Coach Patrick Vieira.

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Kevin Strootman’s agent explains the midfielder moved to Marseille because “he no longer had the trust” of Roma Coach Eusebio Di Francesco.

The Dutchman was sold by the Giallorossi this summer, along with Radja Nainggolan and Alisson, prompting a backlash from fans.

“He he no longer had the trust of Di Francesco,” Kevin Lefranc told calciomercato.it.

“So we found a new project for him at Marseille. Kevin was very happy with the atmosphere and the conditions offered by the French club.”

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According to reports in France, Olympique Marseille will make another bid for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik in January.

The Poland international has now fully recovered from two serious knee injuries, but is struggling for playing time.

This evening, Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne start together for the second game in a row.

Milik had already been approached by Marseille in the summer of 2017, but they could try again next month.

Still only 24 years old, he was signed from Ajax for €32m in August 2016.

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Olympique Marseille are out of the Europa League and Coach Rudi Garcia called the defeat to Lazio “cruel and undeserved.”

The 2-1 result at the Stadio Olimpico means last season’s finalists have managed just one point from four games in this group.

“We played very well this evening and were up to the task,” insisted former Roma boss Garcia on Sky Sport Italia.

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