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Mario Balotelli ban reduced due to sincerity
The Italian only received a one match ban for a controversial Instagram post because of his sincere and honest mitigation, reports the Mirror.
The mercurial forward apparently did not understand the potential offensiveness of the image, and his history of being racially abused was also taken in to account.
Lucas Leiva believes in the youngsters
The midfielder insists that the young players who arrived in the summer will flourish. He made this clear on the club’s official website.
“They are here because they are good players. They have a lot of potential. They will get better and they will understand the way the club works and the fans and everything around it,” he told Premier League productions.
Reds to miss out on Alexandre Lacazette
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has ruled out selling the forward in the January transfer window, reports the Mirror.
I’ve made up my mind: we’re not selling,” he told L’Equipe. “A big offer may come in, but it’s a question of strategy. We have just invested more than €400 million on a new stadium and it would make no sense to sell our best players, who can bring us Champions League football.”
Liverpool show interest in French starlet
The Reds have joined the chase for PSG youngster Adrien Rabiot, according to Le 10 Sport.
Apparently the midfielder could leave due to Blaise Matuidi, Marco Verratti, and Thiago Motta all being ahead of him in the pecking order at the Ligue 1 champions.
Brad Jones will not give up the number one jersey
The Australian will not let Simon Mignolet back in to the position easily, reports the Mirror.
“I want to play as many games as I can and to be given the opportunity,” he told the press.
“I am happy to go out there and try and do my best and help the team. Indefinite means no timescale. It’s just up to me to go out and do my best and hold on to it for as long as I can.”