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Mino Raiola has confirmed that he is in talks with clubs in Italy and England over his client Mario Balotelli, 27, who he said is worth €100 million.

Balotelli’s contract at Nice is due to expire at the end of the season and Raiola has suggested that his client will be on the move.

Speaking to Italian radio station RAI Raiola said he believes Balotelli is one of the best strikers in the world.

"Mario is ready to come back to Italy. He is one of the 10 best strikers in the world, and the number one in Italy," he said.

"He is worth €100m, but he is a free agent so he is a bargain.”

The agent also mentioned some of the clubs he has talked to Balotelli about, including former side Inter Milan.

He also mentioned that he was talking to clubs in England.

"I'm already negotiating with many teams in England and Italy. I talked with Juventus, Roma, Napoli, Inter.”

When asked about the possibility of a return to another former club, AC Milan, Raiola said “No because there is [sporting director Massimiliano] Mirabelli and I can't talk with him, I'm not at his level."

Jose Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to leave Manchester United at the end of the campaign.

The 36-year-old Swedish striker established himself as fans’ favourite at Old Trafford last season, with his self-confidence backed up by a 28-goal haul and numerous match-winning displays.

Ibrahimovic scored at Wembley in the EFL Cup and Community Shield successes, but serious knee ligament damage denied him a starring role as United won the Europa League triumph in his homeland.

April’s quarter-final against Anderlecht looked to be the veteran’s last appearance for the club, only to be re-signed in August until the end of the 2017-18 campaign having impressed during his rehabilitation.

However, Ibrahimovic has not featured since Boxing Day after suffering a knee complaint seven matches into his comeback and Mourinho now expects him to leave this summer as talk of a move to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy rumbles on.

“For Zlatan, we all think it’s his last season at Manchester United,” the United boss said. “And it will be a very personal decision for him to play or to stop.

“I think he won the right of choosing his life, his future, such an amazing player with such an amazing career that only that awful injury in the wrong moment broke a fantastic couple of seasons that he could and should have had with us.

" This season has been really difficult for him. Is he injured? No, he’s not injured. Does he feel totally happy, totally ready and totally convinced that he’s in a condition to help the team? In this moment, no, but he’s such an honest guy and such a champion."

“He only wants to be back with that feeling of ‘I’m totally ready for it’, so he’s working hard and hopefully his evolution brings him to that level where he wants to have a positive answer.”

Ibrahimovic was in playful mood on Thursday evening when asked about the prospect of heading to MLS.

“I did not know that several Swedes went to MLS – that means it’s tempting to play in the United States,” Ibrahimovic told Expressen.

“Los Angeles is a nice city and I’ve been there a lot on vacation. It is laid back. There is nothing more to say.

“I would have told you if there was anything. I think there are rumours all the time (about my future).

“When I play and when I do not play, there are rumours. That’s good, that means I’m alive.”

Ibrahimovic is sure to want a grandiose end to his time at United, who could also see Marouane Fellaini leave this summer.

A largely divisive figure after linking up with former Everton boss David Moyes in 2013, the imposing Belgium midfielder ignored the critics to establish himself as a key player under Mourinho.

But Fellaini has yet to repay that faith by signing a contract extension at Old Trafford, fuelling speculation that he will leave as a free agent in the summer.

“Fellaini is a different story (to Ibrahimovic),” Mourinho said of the Belgium midfielder, currently out of action with a knee complaint.

“He’s still a young player, his injury he had a little surgery (on) but a minor surgery and he will be back to play again in a couple of weeks.

“So, if we proceed in the Champions League after Sevilla, I think he will be ready for a hypothetical quarter-final, a hypothetical FA Cup semi-final, for the last couple of months of our Premier League fight.

“Is he going to stay or leave? I don’t know.

“I want him to stay, the club want him to stay. The process, the negotiations, the numbers, the distances between the offer and what he wants, I really don’t know.”

One positive of Fellaini’s absence is the emergence of academy graduate Scott McTominay.

The 21-year-old is hoping to make his fourth straight start in Monday’s Premier League trip to Crystal Palace, with his solid United displays attracting admiring glances from England and Scotland.

Mourinho said of uncapped McTominay. “My advice to him is not about national teams, it is not about that.

“My advice to him is to stay the way he is: very humble, very open to learn, intelligent, and to keep going in the same direction, same profile, trying to fight to have minutes with Manchester United, which is not easy.

“And then the national team will be just a consequence of his work at the club, but I can’t confirm at all that both national teams have contacted him because I don’t know.”

A free kick in the seventh minute of added time by Riyad Mahrez earned Leicester a dramatic draw against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

Bournemouth had got a deserved lead in the 35th minute when striker Josh King was fouled by Marc Albrighton and got up to slot home the penalty.

Leicester threw everything at them towards the end of the match and finally equalised when Mahrez took a free kick almost 30 metres out.

The point kept Leicester in eighth place with Bournemouth staying 11th.

La Liga, Bernabéu - Real Madrid 3 (Bale 24, Ronaldo 45, 78) Getafe CF 1 (Portillo 65'(p))

Cristiano Ronaldo struck his 300th and 301st Liga goals for Real Madrid as Zinedine Zidane’s men beat a stubborn Getafe 3-1.

Gareth Bale reacted quickest to slot home after a short corner to give the hosts the lead with 24 minutes gone. From then on, the hosts never really looked back, claiming a comfortable win to bounce back after the midweek defeat to Espanyol.

Real had looked like they would have to settle for a one-goal advantage at the interval until the predator supreme Ronaldo made it 2-0 on the cusp of half-time. It was a milestone goal for Ronaldo, his 300th in La Liga for the club.

Getafe’s hopes of getting back into the game were dealt a blow just two minutes into the second half when Loic Remy was sent off for a second yellow. However, Portillo halved the arrears from the spot with 65 gone after Nacho had been adjudged to have brought down the frontman.

Yet, that man Ronaldo was there again to settle nerves when the Portuguese captain rose highest to head home and settle the game. The result keeps Real Madrid in the top three in La Liga, but most importantly keeps their momentum going ahead of a crucial match in the Champions League.

TALKING POINT - Are Real Madrid peaking at just the right time?

The defending Spanish and European champions have struggled for much of the season, but are they peaking at just the right time to put up a fight in the Champions League? This was yet another sign that Real Madrid are finding their groove against, with Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo all in top form at the moment. Should they get past PSG during the week, they will surely be considered one of the favourites to win the competition once again.

MAN OF THE MATCH - Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)

This was something of an audition for the Welshman. On this performance it’s likely that Zidane will pick his team from for next week’s critical Champions League tie against Paris Saint-Germain. There is one slot up for grabs in Real Madrid’s attacking line and Bale might just have secured it, turning in a glittering display. He needed a performance like this.

PLAYER RATINGS

Real Madrid - Navas 5, Carvajal 6, Nacho 5, Ramos 6, Theo 6, Casemiro 7, Llorente 7, Isco 5, Bale 8, Benzema 7, Ronaldo 8. Subs - Marcelo 7, Kovacic 5, Asensio 5.

Getafe - Martinez 7, Damian 6, Djene 6, Bruno 5, Antunes 6, Portillo 6, Mora 5, Arambarri 5, Fajr 5, Remy 4, Angel 6. Subs - Molina 5, Pacheco, Shibasaki 5.

KEY MOMENTS

23’ GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Getafe: The home side have found the breakthrough and it's Bale who finds the net! The ball fell to the Welsh winger inside the box after a short corner and he made no mistake in sweeping home a left-footed finish.

45’ GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe: Ronaldo has scored Real Madrid's second of the night. He waited and waited and waited to get the shot away from inside the box, and ultimately finds the back of the net. It went through Damian!

47’ SENT OFF! Remy is shown a second yellow card for a late tackle on Nacho. So foolish from the Getafe striker.

64’ PENALTY KICK TO GETAFE! Molina was racing through and is brought down by Nacho inside the box.

65’ GOAL! Real Madrid 2-1 Getafe: A way back into the game for Getafe! After winning the spot kick, Portillo steps up to the 12-yard mark and sends his shot right down the middle. Navas dived to his right and the deficit has been halved by the visitors.

68’ DISALLOWED! Well, the home crowd aren't happy. Ronaldo heads home at the back post after a deep cross, but the linesman decides that he pushed a defender to get there. Hmmmm….

71’ WHAT A SAVE! That looked like a certain Ronaldo goal. He got on the end of a cross, but somehow saw his shot saved by Martinez in the Getafe goal. The visitors are still in this!

78’ GOAL! Real Madrid 3-1 Getafe: And that should be that. There's the third goal Real Madrid wanted and needed. Ronaldo gets above the goalkeeper and the defender to head home from close range. The two-goal cushion is restored.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the second player to score 300 goals in La Liga after Lionel Messi (372).

Ronaldo has scored 50 headed goals in La Liga, more than any other player.

 

He has already scored 12 goals with 15 assists in all competitions after nine goals and eight assists last term.

City have lost once in the Premier League this season and have a massive 16-point lead at the top ahead of Sunday's visit of champions Chelsea, who are 22 points off the pace in fifth.

"I have improved a lot, even from last season, with this coach (Guardiola)," Sane, 22, told Sky Sports. "And I am really enjoying it and having so much fun playing and training with my team mates. I am kind of lucky to be here.

"As soon as I arrived here he was criticising me straight away! He showed me where I can improve and every time I made a mistake he would say, 'You have to do it like this!' And when I tried to do it, I could see it helped me...

"He makes the game easier for you to keep the ball, to see where your team mates are, what you can do with them and how you can help them..."

Sane's stellar season has been helped by midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who tops the league in assists with 14 in 28 matches, and the German has praised the Belgian international.

"Kevin is a fantastic player... He also really enjoys playing football and the way he plays is fantastic - the assists and some of the passes he plays.

"... Sometimes he is not even looking at me and he still passes the ball. And that is why I always say that when Kevin has the ball, something is going to happen."

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