2. Better options
If Liverpool have proved one thing this summer it’s that they are not strapped for cash by any stretch of the imagination. Having spent the most money in the Premier League during the current transfer window, they will not be daft enough to blow the entirety of their funds without filling a crucial hole in the side. With that in mind, the options available to him extend from Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus to Monaco ace Radamel Falcao, both of whom would bring more to the club than Balotelli would.