West Ham out to bag Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli
Published 00:00 20/06/09 By By Darren Lewis, Football Spy
Gianfranco Zola is set to raid Inter Milan for highly-rated striker Mario Balotelli.
Mirror Sport revealed in April that Zola is desperate to land the frontman, who yesterday scored then was sent off in Italy's match with Sweden in the European Under-21 Championship.
The Upton Park chief has now confirmed he is trying to secure a loan deal for the 18year-old, who has grown impatient as Inter boss Jose Mourinho has relied on experience.
Zola confirmed: "I have done everything I can to sign Mario and it would be in both our interests and his."
The Hammers boss also confirmed another Mirror Sport exclusive when he admitted he is trying to bag Balotelli's Inter team-mate Luis Jiminez. The deal for the Chilean striker would also be a loan move.
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