Balotelli rejoins Serie A after signing with Genoa.

Balotelli rejoins Serie A

Balotelli rejoins Serie A after signing with Genoa.

Mario Balotelli, a former striker for Manchester City.

Balotelli rejoins Serie A has signed a free transfer to Genoa, a Serie A team.

Since leaving Turkish Super Lig team Adana Demirspor this summer, the 34-year-old has been without a club.

More than three years after leaving Monza, Balotelli.

Who has 36 caps for Italy, is back playing in his own country.

Balotelli, who was a member of Manchester City’s 2012 championship team.

Joins a struggling Genoa team that is in danger of relegation.

After six points from their first nine games, Genoa, under manager Alberto Gilardino, are now in 18th place.

During his tenure in the Premier League, Balotelli garnered media attention for his actions both on and off the field.

After scoring in a 6-1 thumping of rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford.

He memorably unveiled a “why always me?” T-shirt. At Manchester City.

That featured a brawl with boss Roberto Mancini on the training field.

In his two and a half years with the Blues, Balotelli scored thirty goals.

Which helped the team win its first league championship since 1968.

A brief initial stay at AC Milan was followed by a disastrous 2014 move to Liverpool.

Which resulted in a return loan to the San Siro.

Since then, Balotelli has played for several clubs throughout Europe.

Including Brescia and Monza in Italy and Nice and Marseille in France.

Balotelli, who was a member of the Italy team that placed second at Euro 2012, has not played for his nation since 2018.

Prior to joining Monza in Italy’s second division, he played in Turkey and Sion in Switzerland. His final Serie A appearance was at Brescia, where he scored five goals in 19 appearances during the 2019–20 season. In 36 games, Balotelli scored 14 goals for Italy.