Is Marseille finally his big striker? Olympique Marseille and Mario Balotelli have reached an agreement for a six-month contract, after endless negotiations. The Italian arrives Wednesday.
The “grantattakan” is almost there. More than the medical visit, according to a source at the club, and Mario, his rapper crest and his rocker strike can finally land at the stage Velodrome.
The marriage between the fire stadium and the flammable Italian will wait because Balotelli “will never be ready for Friday,” warns the club. He has not played with Nice since December 4 and is still suffering from a contracture, according to another source. 
“Super Mario” will not start Friday against Lille, for the 22nd day of Ligue 1, although 48 hours should be enough to register with the League of Professional Football (LFP) its six-month freelance.
Expected Wednesday morning at the training center of La Commanderie, “Balo” will, however, be presented to the press in stride.
Marseille’s Florian Thauvin (left) and Niçois Mario Balotelli in a Ligue 1 match on 7 May 2017 in Marseille
After long attempts, spread over two periods of transfer window, after two months of refusal this summer and three weeks of procrastination this winter, OM hopes to have found the miracle recipe to save his season.
His arrival gives a boost to a club in trouble, after a period of nine games without a win in all competitions, close Sunday with a painful victory in Caen (1-0).
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