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19th July 2016
09:47am BST

"I have played with some of the best strikers, and I can tell you Mario has all the attributes to be one of the best strikers in the world," Pirlo is quoted as saying by the Daily Mirror. "By now I thought that is where he would be, that is where he should be. He has no more time to waste."Pirlo played alongside Balotelli at Euro 2012, when Italy reached the final only to lose 4-0 to Spain. However, both were left out of the squad for this summer's European Championships in France, where the Azzurri were eliminated by Germany on penalties at the quarter-final stage. Balotelli has been linked with a permanent return to Serie A, and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has encouraged the forward to move to a club where he will be able to play regularly.
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