Mario Balotelli is one of the most eccentric footballers in the world even when it comes to choosing cars. He walks in and finds out what is the strangest acquisition of his and how much he paid for it… You will be surprised!
After what mario balotelli got into an argument with Robert Mancini in the middle of a match Manchester City, the Italian’s career foundered. Recognized for his volatile character and outgoing personality, the Palermo-born striker -with African roots- fell prey to his own “tone outputs” and never got to display all the talent that was treasured.
Nowadays, Balotelli lives in the Adana Demirspor of the exotic league of Turkey far removed from the best European football competitions. However, and despite the fact that he no longer monopolizes the headlines, the former Liverpool player continues to earn a good ‘pasture’ despite not being among the 50 best players in the world, according to data from France Football.
With 5 million euros of base salary per season, Balotelli surprised his own strangers when he appeared in a Volkswagen ‘Beetle’ fully personalized for just 10 thousand euros. Known is his taste for the most luxurious cars and sports cars on the market, so this acquisition did not leave anyone indifferent, no matter how curious he presented it through his social networks.
“Here we go”, wrote the Italian in a publication that accumulates hundreds of thousands of “likes” by his followers. Accustomed to dealing with some Bentley or the last ferrari of the market, Balotelli broke with the molds and now prefers to ride in a peculiar car that has not stopped generating comments since its launch.
known as Beetle, Fusca or Käfer, This type of Volkswagen began to be produced in 1938 until 2003, which made it one of the longest-lived production cars in the automotive world. The ‘Beetle’ also holds another record for difficult climbing: it was manufactured in up to 16 countries on five continents (Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania)