Mario Balotelli Is Already In New Nice Manager Patrick Vieira's Bad Book

Mario Balotelli likes to live on the edge - while his new manager and boss of Nice, Patrick Vieira, prefers a more conservative attitude.

The former New York City manager joined Nice and has hopes to shake things up with the club.

One of the chores he'll have to deal with is none other Italian star Balotelli. It would have been important, of course, for the two men - who are pretty much chalk and cheese in terms of personality - to get on straight away. First impressions and all that.

Should they get on, Balotelli could continue his stunning form at the French side.

But this isn't the case. As per the Daily Mail, Balotelli - and his teammate Alassane Pléa - was absent for the first day of the Arsenal legend's training session - perhaps he was glued to his TV screen watching the World Cup like the rest of us.

The new boss said: "We were supposed to have all the players (available). Unfortunately, those two weren't there.

"We're trying to get to the bottom of it.

One journalist at the conference continued to ask questions about on Balotelli and the former Juventus player added:

"We were expecting him today. He wasn't here and it wasn't foreseen."

Balotelli's situation at the club is unclear: though his two-year contract ran out at end of June, Nice are still after € 10million for his services. Any takers?

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Never change, Mario,

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