Balotelli: Waiting for Serie A, still chasing World Cup dreams | OneFootball

Mario Balotelli speaks out again, doing so with the awareness of someone who has no intention of considering his career over.

Balotelli relaunches: “I’m waiting for Serie A and still chasing the World Cup.” Between ambitions, memories, and new projects

Interviewed by Clarence Seedorf for Prime Video, the striker — who played for both Inter and Liverpool — talked about his present, his aspirations, and the projects he is building away from the pitch.

The 2010 Champions League and his relationship with Mourinho

Balotelli retraces the most iconic season of his career, that of Inter’s Treble. “I’ve realized over time how much that Champions League is worth,” he explains, emphasizing how maturity has made him understand the historical weight of that achievement.

Regarding the Madrid final, despite Mourinho’s decision not to start him, he maintains a clear and professional perspective: “It wasn’t important to play, the only thing that mattered was winning.”

Years later, Balotelli recognizes in his own journey the need for the right mindset not just on the field, but especially off it.

Waiting for the right call: “I won’t stop until I decide to”

Today, Super Mario is training with Carpenedolo, an amateur team from Brescia, to stay fit and maintain consistency in view of a possible return to top-level football. “I’m still waiting for a call from Serie A,” he says. “For now, there aren’t any, but if it doesn’t come, I’ll listen to offers from abroad.”

Balotelli doesn’t see himself out of the game: “I’ll only stop when I decide to, no one else will impose it on me.”

According to him, modern football has lost some of the technical quality that characterized the past, an aspect that convinces him he can still compete at a high level.

The World Cup dream: a thread that doesn’t break

The Azzurri shirt is part of his sporting identity, and Balotelli doesn’t hide his desire to wear the national team jersey again. Even though he calls it “just a dream,” the striker continues to nurture the idea of seizing one last opportunity in the competition he considers the most prestigious: “We all know what it means to play in the World Cup.”

He has a special bond with that tournament: the last goal scored by Italy in a World Cup still bears his name, Brazil 2014 against England.

New projects: image, podcast, and events

Balotelli looks beyond playing football with a different clarity compared to the past. “Working on my image is something I’m already doing,” he explains.

In the coming months, he will launch his own podcast and start participating in events with partners and sponsors: activities he once didn’t enjoy but now considers an integral part of his professional evolution.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.