Former Man City star Mario Balotelli offered another career lifeline by Swiss club

• Balotelli has been in talks with Swiss club Sion ‘for weeks’ the club president recently revealed
• The striker is still at Turkish side Adana Demirspor, where he has revived his career impressively
• He could however be tempted into the Swiss Super League, as Sion are highly interested in his services

Former Manchester City star Mario Balotelli’s football career is set to take yet another interesting turn, as the striker is on the verge of joining Swiss side FC Sion.

The Swiss Super League outfit has reportedly stepped up efforts to land Balotelli, whose brief spell with Turkish side Adana Demirspor seems to be coming to an end.

According to a report on The Sun, Sion chairman Christian Constantin made the effort to visit Balotelli at the striker’s home in Brescia in order to discuss a potential deal.

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"We have been in talks with Balotelli for several weeks. He is an endearing guy. Constantin said as quoted on Blick.ch,

"He is also a much-changed player. Had he had his current mindset 10 years ago, he'd have won the Ballon d'Or several times.

"I don't yet know what the chances are of him joining us, but we are still working on the case.

"Demirspor are prepared to open the door for him to leave.

"Emotions, more than money, could convince him to move to Sion.

"If I can get Balotelli, that will change the scope of the team. His presence could enable me to wrap up other signings."

This is not the first time Constantin is pursuing Balotelli, as he initially made attempts to land the striker in 2016 when he left Liverpool. That did not work out, however, with the striker instead going on to join Nice at the time.

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Barthelemy, who is Sion’s Sporting director, also revealed the club was in constant contact with Balotelli.

The Italian won the Premier League and FA Cup in his two years at Manchester City before transferring to AC Milan.

He then made a return to the Premier League with Liverpool in 2014, but his spell only lasted one year as he was shipped back to Milan on loan.

Since leaving Liverpool permanently, Balotelli has played for Nice, Marseille, Brescia and Monza.

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Elsewhere, Former Arsenal and Chelsea man Cesc Fabregas is set to seal a shock move to Serie B minnows Como.

The former Chelsea, Arsenal and Barcelona man is currently without a club after parting ways with Ligue 1 side Monaco at the end of last season.

Dennis Wise, a former Chelsea and England midfielder who won seven trophies during his career is said to have a hand in the decision to convince Fabregas to make the odd move.