Mario Balotelli has quickly settled into life in Ligue 1.
After leaving Liverpool, to join Nice on a free transfer, the striker made his debut to much fanfare on Sunday night. The 26-year-old scored twice on his debut in a 3-2 win against Marseille.
Balotelli's brace came after he described moving to Liverpool as the "worst decision" of his career.
He told Canal Plus that; "apart from the fans, who were fantastic, and some players who I got on really well with, I didn't like the club."
Ladies and gentlemen, @FinallyMario. pic.twitter.com/oEgVbDtNTj
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) September 11, 2016
The striker spoke to the same channel after the game, but in different circumstances. A Canal Plus reporter tried to interview Balotelli in the Nice dressing room after the win, in a scene that's unusual to Irish and British television screens.
Unsurprisingly the Italian did not seem overly enamoured by the idea of speaking while only being covered by a towel. With the Premier League television deals getting more and more intrusive, it may not take long before we see similar in the Premier League.
Quand tu mets "ANGLAIS COURANT" sur ton CV et que le recruteur te test. #OGCNOM #Paganelli @canalplus @CanalFootClub pic.twitter.com/P1YSCfapgk
— Sam (@Sam_arbn) September 11, 2016
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