Como's CEO Micheal Gandler revealed that the club has made a first approach to discuss a possible move of Mario Balotelli at the Lega Pro - Italian third tier - side: "There has been a contact between the parties, Balotelli's entourage sat down with us and listened to us but I can't say more" Gandler told La Provincia di Como.
The opening of the talks with a player of the caliber of Balotelli is an important statement about the ambition of the future plans of Como after that Robert Budi Hartono - who ranked 54th in Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest man - took over the club a few months ago, with a project including even a new stadium.
The Indonesian management of the club has submitted an offer to Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola and would be willing to accept the player's wage demands. The main road block in the negotiations is represented by the fact that Balotelli will have to drop down two leagues -from Serie A to Lega Pro - to play with Como, however there's a possibility that the deal goes through.
