West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola admits Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli is on his shopping list.

"I have done everything I can to sign Mario and it would be in both our interests and his," he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"There is no place for him at Inter and he is a natural talent. He is very extroverted and he knows his attitude sometimes upsets people, but he is intelligent and is still learning to handle situations.

"He is bold and brazen and that's an attribute."