{"id":292540,"date":"2023-09-15T11:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292540"},"modified":"2023-09-15T11:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:35:05","slug":"balotelli-could-rejoin-former-club-after-sion-contract-terminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/balotelli-could-rejoin-former-club-after-sion-contract-terminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Balotelli &apos;could REJOIN former club&apos; after Sion contract &apos;terminated&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mario Balotelli has contract &#8216;TERMINATED&#8217; by Swiss side FC Sion after being forced to train alone this summer with Italian now linked with a surprise return to a former club<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mario Balotelli has reportedly had his Sion contract terminated after one season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 33-year-old striker has been linked with a surprise return to a former club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>With six goals in 19 games last season, Balotelli proved he can still do a job\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mario Balotelli has reportedly had his contract terminated at Swiss club Sion after just one season &#8211; and now he is linked with a former club.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester City and Liverpool striker was training alone at the start of this season after Sion were relegated.<\/p>\n<p>He scored six goals in 19 games last season but now the Italian has had his contracted terminated by mutual consent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Christian Constantin, president of Sion, said: &#8216;Everything was resolved in a very courteous way with Mario. The document we have prepared is now in the hands of our lawyers who will have to formalize it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Now a free agent, the 33-year-old could re-sign with former club Adana Demirspor, as per Corriere dello Sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/11\/75468063-0-image-a-40_1694773209270.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mario Balotelli has reportedly had his contracted terminated with Sion after just one season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/11\/75468121-0-image-a-42_1694773374568.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, Turkish side Adana Demirspor, an old club of Balotelli&#8217;s, could offer a lifeline\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adana Demirspor are at an exciting juncture in their history with Patrick Kluivert in charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club finished fourth in the Turkish Super Lig last season under Vincenzo Montella and moved into a new stadium in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Balotelli previously joined them in the summer of 2021 and scored 19 goals as he fired the club to a top-half finish in their first season back in the top flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He left at the start of last season to move to Sion in what turned out to be an ill-fated campaign for the Swiss club, who finished bottom to go down after 17 seasons in the Swiss Super League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across a career which has taken him through the heights Serie A and the Premier League, winning the highest domestic and European honours, Balotelli has become a cult hero.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12522441\/Mario-Balotelli-contract-TERMINATED-Swiss-FC-Sion-forced-train-summer-Italian-linked-surprise-return-former-club.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario Balotelli has contract &#8216;TERMINATED&#8217; 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