Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini isn't ready to dump Mario Balotelli just yet.
Mancini's close friend and adviser, Giorgio de Giorgis, says the manager still believes in the young firebrand.
De Giorgis told Calciomercatonews.com: "He is not doing badly on the field, only it's disappointing that sometimes he behaves incorrectly.
"Mancini behaves with him like an older brother, he believes that with due patience Balotelli could improve from this point of view."
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