Besiktas release statement denying any interest in Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli is struggling to find a suitor since Jurgen Klopp made it clear that he should begin looking for another club.

Turkish league champions Besiktas are looking to replace the departing Mario Gomez and reports had been heavily linking them with a move for Mario Balotelli in recent days.

The 25-year-old Italian striker has managed just two league goals over the past two season at Liverpool and AC Milan.

Besiktas release statement

With rumours suggesting a deal was close for Mario Balotelli, Besiktas chose to release an official statement denying all suggestions of signing the enigmatic striker.

Google Translate sucks and I don’t speak Turkish fluently enough to try to translate it but I can tell you that it is a denial regarding rumours surrounding Mario Balotelli.

The clubdenied quotes that had been circulating from their president which were started in tabloid magazine Fanatik.

Check out the statement (in Turkish) here.