Controversial striker Mario Balotelli, who will be working under Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira at Nice, has insisted that he will do whatever he wants when it comes to his football career.
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The Italian forward was on the verge of leaving Nice at the end of the 2017/18 campaign, but after reportedly being chased by a number of top clubs around Europe, the 28-year-old has decided to stay in France.
Balotelli has now explained that he is staying due to how well things have gone since his arrival in Ligue 1, and said he is the only one who makes decisions with regard to his career.
"To be honest, at the end of last season I wanted to leave. The president and the club knew it," he told OGC Nice TV.
"(I stayed) because the atmosphere is great with my team-mates, the club and everything. I also had one year left on my contract, so I decided to stay.
"It's my decision and nobody tells me what to do. I do whatever I want, with all due respect. The final decision regarding my career is always up to me.
"I had five very concrete proposals and I waited. But in the end, I decided to stay. But I could have left very easily."
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Balotelli has scored 43 goals and assisted a further three goals in 66 matches for Nice, who hired Vieira as manager this season.
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