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Rumors: Thomas Rongen makes hilarious effort to start Mario Balotelli transfer rumor involving New York Red Bulls (and Chicago Fire)

As the MLS summer transfer window closed, Thomas Rongen made a jovial effort to shoehorn Mario Balotelli into the league's rumor mill mix while beIN Sports colleague Kevin Egan voiced the scorn of just about everyone else alive:

Transfer deadline for @MLS looming at midnight. Could Michael Bradley move? Will @FinallyMario come? #TheXTRA https://t.co/kUEsdbDjBY

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) August 3, 2016

Balotelli has long been known to be on the outs at Liverpool. There has been talk of his contract (he has a year left to run with the EPL club) being rescinded, and he has been linked to a succession of teams.