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title: "Ousted striking flop to be given second-chance at Liverpool"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/ousted-striking-flop-to-be-given-second-chance-at-liverpool/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2016-01-09T19:24:41Z"
modified: "2016-01-09T19:24:41Z"
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# Ousted striking flop to be given second-chance at Liverpool

![Mario Balotelli](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Mario-Balotelli-500x321.jpg)Liverpool fans around the Transfer Tavern jukebox are discussing whether a decision made by their manager is a good call, as an exiled star will be given a fresh chance at Anfield.

[*TuttoMercatoWeb*](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/editoriale/milan-crac-ma-non-serve-cacciare-miha-mister-bee-e-sparito-witsel-non-arriva-e-conte-e-tentato-dalla-roma-juve-gundogan-solo-a-giugno-arriva-sensi-int-776281)[state that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is keen for Mario Balotelli to return to Anfield from his loan spell at AC Milan in the summer and will give the Italian a fresh chance to impress.](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/editoriale/milan-crac-ma-non-serve-cacciare-miha-mister-bee-e-sparito-witsel-non-arriva-e-conte-e-tentato-dalla-roma-juve-gundogan-solo-a-giugno-arriva-sensi-int-776281)

Signed for £16m in the summer of 2014, Balotelli failed to provide a spark to Liverpool’s attack and he was promptly loaned back to his former side last summer- with Liverpool spending £32.5m to bring in Christian Benteke.

That hasn’t quite worked out though, with Liverpool still struggling to excel in the forward areas in the Premier League this season- finding themselves way behind the pace in the race for Champions League football.

[Klopp is said to be a fan of Balotelli and is keen to see the forward return to bolster his side](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/08/jurgen-klopp-holds-talks-with-mino-raiola-and-says-he-wants-mario-balotelli-back-at-liverpool-report-5610737/), with the German likely to rejuvenate his underperforming squad in the summer with a wealth of additions.

Our landlord believes that whoever can get the best out of Balotelli will land themselves a brilliant footballer, though he admits it’s not an easy nut to crack.

**Liverpool fans, can Balotelli impress at Anfield? Let us know in the comments below!**