Olympique Marseille boss Rudi Garcia claims he sees ‘a bit of Francesco Totti’ in Italy striker Mario Balotelli.
Balotelli only joined Marseille from Ligue 1 rivals Nice last month but has already made an impression, scoring twice in his first three appearances for Garcia’s side.
“Keeping things in proportion, I see a bit of Totti in Balotelli’s ability to read the game,” the former Roma boss told Il Tempo.
“He can give us something different: he plays well with the team and has integrated quickly.
Olympique Marseille boss Rudi Garcia claims he sees ‘a bit of Francesco Totti’ in Italy striker Mario Balotelli.
Balotelli only joined Marseille from Ligue 1 rivals Nice last month but has already made an impression, scoring twice in his first three appearances for Garcia’s side.
“Keeping things in proportion, I see a bit of Totti in Balotelli’s ability to read the game,” the former Roma boss told Il Tempo.
“He can give us something different: he plays well with the team and has integrated quickly.
“He can defend lots of balls and has good vision. We knew he’d be a good teammate and we had confirmation of that before he arrived.
“He has quality and he’s happy with us too.”