Nice striker Mario Balotelli spoke about his prospects.

Mario Balotelli would like to see the coach of the Italian team Roberto Mancini and believes that he is second only to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Only journalists ask me about the Italian team," Balotelli said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. - I did not communicate with anyone from the national team or federation, however, naturally, I am concerned about the future of the team. If the choice of coach depended on me, then I would choose Roberto Mancini. Antonio Conte and Claudio Ranieri are also good, but Mancini is my football father, and, naturally, I have the warmest feelings for him ".

"Personally, I would not mind returning to the Italian team, and I'm sure I could have benefited from it. It's true that I'm among the top ten football players of the planet. Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - this is completely unattainable level, but I'm no worse than the same Neimar, Grizmann or Dibala ".

In the current season, Balotelli, in favor of Nice, scored 14 goals in the 21st game of League 1 and 6 in 7 European League matches.

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