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title: "Disappointing striker set for Liverpool this summer"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/disappointing-striker-set-for-liverpool-this-summer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2016-02-09T18:44:59Z"
modified: "2016-02-09T18:44:59Z"
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# Disappointing striker set for Liverpool this summer

![Mario Balotelli](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Mario-Balotelli-500x340.jpg)Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern have been handed a piece of news that may not sit well with their meals on curry night this evening, as a disappointing figure is set for an Anfield return.

[*CalcioMercato*](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/disappointing-mario-balotelli-set-for-liverpool-comeback-359885)[state](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/disappointing-mario-balotelli-set-for-liverpool-comeback-359885) that AC Milan will not exercise an option to secure Mario Balotelli on a permanent deal this summer, with the Italian forward unimpressive on his loan spell at the San Siro.

The controversial forward arrived at Anfield in 2014 for a fee of £16m but failed to provide any evidence of his best form, which led to former boss Brendan Rodgers shipping him out on-loan to his former side the following summer.

With just two goals in nine games for Milan this season, none of which have come from open play, even a cut-price of [€7-8m for the 26-year-old Italian international is deemed too high a figure](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/disappointing-mario-balotelli-set-for-liverpool-comeback-359885) for the Serie A giants.

Whether Balotelli will be handed a second chance at Liverpool under new boss Jurgen Klopp remains to be seen but our landlord believes this could be the beginning of the end for a talented player who never quite fulfilled his potential.

**Liverpool fans, does Balotelli deserve a second chance? Let us know in the comments below!**