Inter starlet Mario Balotelli is a young man who knows what he wants, insisting next year�s World Cup in South Africa is among his top priorities for next season, although he is not sure who he will play for in the competition.
The 18-year-old was born in the peninsula to Ghanaian parents and has already been capped ten times by Italy Under-21s, but the Ghanaian Football Association has repeatedly urged him to play for the Black Stars at senior level.
�I shouldn�t talk about it because I have my own ideas and if I say what I think, I�ll end up causing a mess,� Balotelli confessed to the Corriere dello Sport. �I first want to discuss it with my parents, who are an important reference point to me. Ghana? I have yet to make up my mind and, like everyone else, I am awaiting a call from [Italy boss Marcello] Lippi. �If I don�t get one, I will have to carefully ponder it.�
Balotelli has often stated that he feels 100 per cent Italian, so would he be able to wear the Ghanaian colours? �As a matter of fact, I don�t know if I would manage to do it,� he explained. �As I said, I would have to think hard. It�s also a matter of pride because Italy is my country and it would be difficult to change. I am usually pessimistic, but I�m sure everything will turn out fine in the end.�
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