Chase is on for ‘Super Mario’

Manchester United and Manchester City are set to go toe-to-toe in a fight for exciting young Italian talent Mario Balotelli. The 19-year-old Balotelli currently plays for European champions Inter Milan, the former club of current City boss Roberto Mancini.: "We are fortunate to have good players so it's normal big teams in Europe are thinking about them,” commented Inter's technical director Marco Branca on Wednesday. “There is interest from Manchester United and from Manchester City in Balotelli. But it is very early to say if there will be any business done. Inter are in first position and we have to think about our future," Balotelli , who is nicknamed ‘Super Mario’, was born to Ghanaian immigrant parents but was later adopted by an Italian family.