Nice's football club new signing Italian forward Mario Balotelli (C) poses with his new jersey between Nice's French club president Jean-Pierre Rivere (L) and Nice's Swiss head coach Lucien Favre at the end of a press conference, on September 2, 2016 at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France.
The 26-year-old signed a one-year deal at the Allianz Riviera after being allowed to leave Anfield on a free transfer, but Nice are reported to be paying their new recruit an annual salary of 4.5 million euros (3.8 million pounds, $5 million).
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