The controversial Italian forward chose the best player in the world and it is not Haaland
Mario Balotelli and Erling Haaland
Mario Balotelli is a controversial forward, this player at the beginning of his career surprised everyone with his great talent, physical strength and excellent performance, then his level was bad due to injuries, indiscipline and now he is close to retiring from soccer. The Italian could never become a great footballer.
Balotelli is clear that Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are great strikers and that they are going to make football history, but the Italian striker sees that they are still not the best players in the world, despite having great talent.
The Italian striker sees that Lionel Messi is still the best footballer in the world, although he does not rule out that Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland become the heirs of the Argentine star. Mario Balotelli has great respect and admiration for Leo’s talent.
The strongest player is still Messi. Haaland and Mbappé, if they have the right mindset, will be the next Messi and Ronaldo for the next 10 years, Mario Balotelli said in an interview for the Muschio Selvaggio podcast.
Balotelli’s anecdote with Messi and Cristiano
Let me tell you something: I tried to put pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo and I tried to put pressure on (Lionel) Messi. And I have to be honest: when I ran after Messi, I stopped. He is very fast. And I’m fast, but he’s really fast. When he was running with the ball, I didn’t feel like he was getting any closer to me. It seemed like he was going further, so I said: ‘ok, I better stop’ ”. Said Mario Balotelli.