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Balotelli: I played in Barcelona’s youth training for a month, and the best player in the world right now is Yamal

11:11am, 14 October 2025【Football】

On October 14, Balotelli attended the Sports Festival in Trento, Italy and was interviewed.

Balotelli first said: "When I was 15 years old, I received a call from Barcelona and went to the Barcelona youth training camp for a month. But at that time, my team Lume Zayn asked for a high transfer fee, and I was only 15 years old at the time. They were not willing to spend so much money for a young player, so I ended up joining the Inter Milan youth training camp."

Balotelli continued: "I spent about 10 years at La Masia. For a month, there were Bojan, Dos Santos, Thiago and others in the team, but I had not seen any of the Barcelona first-team players at that time."

Finally, Balotelli also said: "Who is the best player in the world right now? I think he is really very strong. I also like Nico Williams, Haaland, Dembélé, and Mbappe. They are also very strong."

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