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ROBERTO MANCINI has warned Mario Balotelli he is in the last-chance saloon after another explosive bust-up at Manchester City.
Boss Mancini was fuming with the Italian striker for clipping skipper Carlos Tevez's heels in yesterday's training session.
As soon as it finished, Mancini called Balotelli over and shouted at him, pointing to where he committed the offence.
He then raised his finger to say he has one last chance after a string of misdemeanours.
Balotelli stood with his head bowed trying to defend himself - but Mancini would not have it.
As the other players walked away, Mancini continued his dressing down of the 20-year-old striker in Italian.
An eye witness said: "Roberto is clearly losing patience with Balotelli.
"He was furious with the player after he needlessly clipped Tevez on the back of his ankle and was shouting at him. The dressing down went on for some time and Mario just hung his head."
Balotelli was recently fined two weeks' wages after being sent off for a reckless challenge against Dynamo Kiev.
He will also be docked another week's wages for throwing darts at youth-team players from a window at the training base.
Mancini has only just had showdown talks with the player this week over his behaviour and is now losing patience with the £24million signing.
Balotelli has already been involved in a training-ground bust-up this season with Jerome Boateng.
And he has also received nine yellow cards and two reds.
Before yesterday's training session, Mancini claimed: "Mario wants to show he can change his behaviour in the last two months of the season. I think his behaviour in the future will be good. He has assured me of that.
"I don't regret bringing him here. But he is only 20 and sometimes his behaviour is not good enough. I think he understands this could be a fantastic experience for him here in England."

Newcastle United to Make Shock Move to Sign £7m Manchester City Striker
Newcastle United are reportedly considering a move to re-sign former striker Craig Bellamy this summer. Alan Pardew is open to the idea of bringing the Welsh international back to St James’ Park and will make a move for the 31 year old at the end of the season.
Currently on loan at Cardiff City Bellamy has had a terrific season with the Bluebirds and has helped them to remain in or around the promotion picture all season and Pardew is interested in purchasing the attacker in order to boost the Magpies attacking options.
Roberto Mancini is said to be more than willing to offload Bellamy who had a solid season at Eastlands last term but then found his starting options compromised by the signing of Mario Balotelli and the further addition of Edin Dzeko would appear to effectively end Bellamy’s Man City career.
Man City are said to be looking to secure a fee in the region of £7m for the much travelled striker who arrived at the City of Manchester stadium for a fee of £14m in January 2009. That is a fee that Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley may well be willing to pay because even though Bellamy is clearly at the latter stages of his career he still clearly has a lot to offer.
Currently Alan Pardew has to make do with the rather limited attacking abilities of a current strike force that includes the likes of Leon Best, Peter Lovenkrands, Shola Ameobi and Shefki Kuqi as well as up and coming youngster Nile Ranger.
Though his previous spell with Newcastle United ended somewhat acrimoniously, and resulted in abusive text messages being sent to Alan Shearer, Craig Bellamy had a very successful stint at Newcastle United netting 43 goals in 119 starts.

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Arsenal are preparing a £10m move for Everton's Leighton Baines as fears grow over the future of left-back Gael Clichy. The French defender, out of contract at the end of next season, has revealed he will not discuss a new deal until the end of this campaign. Daily Mail

Ipswich boss Paul Jewell appears to have resigned himself to losing £15m-rated striker Connor Wickham, who has just turned 18, to either Tottenham or Liverpool in the summer. Metro

Copenhagen left-back Oscar Wendt has confirmed his agent is in talks with several clubs across Europe over a move this summer, with Liverpool and Newcastle involved. Metro

Chelsea insist Brazilian superstar Neymar is not on their shopping list. The 19-year-old Santos striker starred in his country's 2-0 win over Scotland last Sunday and was close to joining Chelsea last season but manager Carlo Ancelotti said: "He is very young and a fantastic talent but at the moment we're not interested." talkSPORT

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy says it would be impossible to prevent winger Matt Jarvis from leaving if a big club bid for the England international who recently signed a new five-year contract. With Liverpool and Everton monitoring the situation, McCarthy said: "There are certain scenarios you just cannot stop." Daily Mail

In other reports, Liverpool are weighing up an £8m summer bid for the 24-year-old Jarvis. Daily Mirror

Aston Villa and Sunderland are battling to clinch the signing of Belgium teen sensation Kevin De Bruyne, a talented 19-year-old winger who has already been linked with a move to Chelsea after earning rave reviews for Genk this season. talkSPORT

Manager Pep Guardiola has hinted he could leave Barcelona at the end of next season because 'players tire of coaches and vice versa'. He added: "I think my time here is coming to an end." Italian television station Rai

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has slammed Premier League chief Richard Scudamore for claiming that managers do not show referees enough respect. Daily Mirror

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is refusing to be drawn into mind games with Jose Mourinho after the Real Madrid manager claimed winger Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Spurs in Spain. The Guardian

Roy Hodgson, now boss of West Brom after his short stint in charge at Anfield, claims the presence of Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool scuppered his own managerial reign there.The Sun

Arsenal striker Theo Walcott is set for his first game in five weeks after an ankle injury and has told the club's fans they can still be crowned Premier League champions despite trailing leaders Manchester United by five points. "We will win the league this season," Walcott said. The Sun

The American leading a consortium poised to buy AS Roma met England general manager Franco Baldini on Friday, and was so impressed that he has sparked media speculation linking the Italian with a role at the Serie A club. ANSA news agency

An April Fools' Day joke on Twitter from striker Carlton Cole, who said he had been axed from the West Ham squad for this weekend, caught out several members of the press on Friday. Metro

Real Madrid coach and former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been sharing mutual affection emails with Blackpool manager Ian Holloway. Daily Mirror

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Like the Newcastle story! Has Bellamy run out of clubs to spend a year at and is now forced to do a comeback tour?

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Baloxelli car in crowbar attack?
Mario Balotelli is seemingly never out of the headlines, as his £80,000 Maserati was smashed by a mob with crowbars.
The Manchester City and Italy striker is always in the papers for the wrong reasons and this morning The Sun reported on an apparent revenge attack on his car.
"One of Mario's people brought his Maserati into the body shop on Wednesday. I think he didn't want word to get out,” a source told The Sun.
"Mario apparently kicked off at someone in Manchester and they have smashed his car up.
"One of the lads at the garage said it had been 'batted' down the side. There were dents on the left side, the roof and the back end, plus minor damage to the front."
Police say Balotelli did not make a complaint about the attack.

Mancini: We must stick together
Roberto Mancini has called for Manchester City's loyal supporters to stand with his players for their final push towards UEFA Champions League qualification.
City host Sunderland tomorrow sitting fourth in the Premier League table, and know if they stay there they will be able to sit at European football's top table next year, barring an improbable triumph in this season's competition from fifth spot by either Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur.
Mancini knows it is imperative to arrest a slump in form that has seen City win just twice in their last seven Premier League games. The Italian has most of his players fit again, which undoubtedly helps, but he realises they may need a kick-start from fans who have grown so used to failure down the years.
"The supporters have to be patient," he said. "Usually they are very good anyway but it is especially important that they stay close to us for the last two months of the season."
It is especially important that they [the supporters] stay close to us for the last two months of the season.Roberto Mancini, Manchester City manager
The return of captain Carlos Tevez from the groin injury that kept him out of City's defeat at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago could be pivotal. Tevez has scored just once in ten games amid the Blues' troubles, even if Mancini does not believe that alone is a factor in his side's mini-slump.
However, the industrious Argentinian is the pivot around whom most of City's best work tends to happen. "Carlos will be very important in the next three or four weeks if he starts to score again," said Mancini.
It is tempting to start looking ahead to the meeting with Tottenham as being a decider for fourth, just as it was last season. On that occasion, Spurs came out on top thanks to a late Peter Crouch effort and City fans are wary of lightning striking twice.
But Mancini does not want to look ahead that far. He is acutely aware that five games must be negotiated before Harry Redknapp brings his team north, all of them containing their own hazards.
"We meet Spurs, but it is at the end of the season - on 10 May. We have another five games before then, starting tomorrow," observed Mancini. "This will be a very difficult game because Sunderland are a good team, with a good manager. They have done well in the Premier League this season. If we want to win, we will have to play to our best."