Why Mario Balotelli would not fit in at Wolves

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Mario Balotelli continues to be linked with a move to the Midlands.

Mario Balotelli has always been able to make the headlines for better or worse and now, links to Wolverhampton Wanderers via the Birmingham Mail, have the media talking more than ever before.

Mr ‘Why Always Me’ has been tearing it up over in France this season, and it has clearly led to some attention from teams around the world and especially in England. The Italian superstar is the latest big name to be connected with a possible move to Molineux, and while the initial thought of it may be exciting, it probably would not work out for the best.

Balotelli is known for being someone who can throw his toys out of the pram if he does not get his own way and, while age is a wonderful thing when it comes to personal growth and learning from your mistakes, there are too many variables at play here.

The whole basis of Wolves’ success has been that all egos have been put aside, and everyone on the pitch fights for every single ball from the first minute until the last. Balotelli is certainly capable of doing that, but putting in the necessary work ethic on a weekly basis to help a newly promoted team attempt to remain in the Premier League could be a problem.

Which leads to the next point: the stature of the club. Wolverhampton Wanderers are a historic team in the landscape of English football, but how long is it going to take for Balotelli to make some kind of off-handed comment regarding his career trajectory?

The club have more than enough finances to warrant this move becoming a reality, but going from Inter Milan to Manchester City, to AC Milan, to Liverpool, to Nice and then to Wolves just feels a bit odd. The quality of the side is evident, but they will be playing an entirely different style to his previous teams who were battling for European places.

Trouble seems to follow the forward wherever he goes, and that is not something that Wolves and Nuno Espirito Santo can afford in what will likely be their first season back in the big time.