Nice manager Patrick Vieira says Mario Balotelli has been given extra time off to think about whether he has a future at the club.
The 28-year-old striker has not seen eye-to-eye with his manager, and now that the transfer window is open again there is a chance he could be allowed to move on.
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Vieira says nothing has been decided yet regards his future at the club, and hopes by giving the Italian a bit more time off, it will help resolve the issue.
“I have given Mario a few extra days off to think about his future and what he wants to do,” he told reporters. “He’s under contract here and everything is possible, if we can come to a common agreement who knows.”
Vieira said recently he would like to “slam him up against the wall or leave him hanging by his collar on the coat rack” but he cannot do that as he is no longer a player.
