Ghana manager Milovan Rajevac is desperate to include teenage Inter striker Mario Balotelli in his squad for next summer�s World Cup finals.
Balotelli was born in Italy to Ghanaian immigrants and is currently representing the Azzurri at Under-21 level.
The 19-year-old has insisted he remains committed to his �adoptive� country, but hinted last summer that he would consider the opportunity of making his World Cup bow with Ghana.
�I will be in Europe next week and I will meet with Balotelli,� Rajevac told La Gazzetta dello Sport. �I will leave for South Africa tomorrow and after the draw I will head for Europe. I have scheduled a series of meetings with my players who are based in the different European leagues.
And I plan to speak to Balotelli. I have discussed it with the President and the Vice President of the Ghanaian Football Association and they have given me the green light.
�My plan is to go to Bologna and meet with our captain, Stephen Appiah, and have him accompany me to Milan to see Mario and [Sulley] Muntari. �I am happy with the strikers I have, but Balotelli�s qualities are extraordinary. He is very, very good.�
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