EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool looking to DITCH maverick striker Mario Balotelli

LIVERPOOL have begun the process of trying to find a new club for wayward striker Mario Balotelli.

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There is now a general acceptance that the £16 million gamble with the former Manchester City forward has blown up in their faces.

The Italian will again be absent tomorrow night against Newcastle United claiming he still has a high temperature and is ill.

He also missed Saturday's crucial game at Arsenal citing a twinge in his knee.

Asked about Balotelli, boss Brendan Rodgers said: "He is ill and there is not much more I can do about that."

Mario Balotelli's time at Anfield looks to be nearing an endGETTY

Mario Balotelli's time at Anfield looks to be nearing an end
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