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Inter will carry on winning even without Manchester City target Mario Balotelli - Dejan Stankovic
Striker's departure won't weigh heavy on the squad...
30 Jul 2010 12:57:00
By Salvatore Landolina
Inter midfielder Dejan Stankovic does not expect Mario Balotelli's imminent move to Manchester City to be a burden on the Nerazzurri's chances of success.
He compared the proposed transfer to that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who left Inter for Barcelona last season. Critics said the Nerazzurri were doomed, but they went on to achieve the unexpected.
And Stankovic feels the same will happen once Balotelli leaves - negotiations for the hitman are still ongoing with Manchester City, with the deal hinging on the player's wage demands.
"The loss of Balotelli? Italian football has lost many talents with class, not just young and promising players," he told Il Corriere dello Sport.
"Ibrahimovic for example. It seemed that Inter couldn't even take to the field without him, but with all respect to Zlatan, we won everything."
Maicon is also expected to leave Inter - for Real Madrid - and the Serbian is unhappy about that.
"Maicon is like a brother. Inter will lose a great player because there are no other Maicons around," he concluded.
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He compared the proposed transfer to that of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who left Inter for Barcelona last season. Critics said the Nerazzurri were doomed, but they went on to achieve the unexpected.
And Stankovic feels the same will happen once Balotelli leaves - negotiations for the hitman are still ongoing with Manchester City, with the deal hinging on the player's wage demands.
"The loss of Balotelli? Italian football has lost many talents with class, not just young and promising players," he told Il Corriere dello Sport.
"Ibrahimovic for example. It seemed that Inter couldn't even take to the field without him, but with all respect to Zlatan, we won everything."
Maicon is also expected to leave Inter - for Real Madrid - and the Serbian is unhappy about that.
"Maicon is like a brother. Inter will lose a great player because there are no other Maicons around," he concluded.
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