{"id":537142,"date":"2019-11-25T04:10:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T09:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=537142"},"modified":"2019-11-25T04:10:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T09:10:18","slug":"transfer-rumours-troy-parrott-nicolo-zaniolo-and-mario-balotelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/11\/25\/transfer-rumours-troy-parrott-nicolo-zaniolo-and-mario-balotelli\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Rumours: Troy Parrott, Nicolo Zaniolo and Mario Balotelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of Last Word On Football&#8217;s latest transfer round-up, we will be taking a look at some of the latest rumours to be floating about. Troy Parrott is being eyed by the two German giants, Nicolo Zaniolo is being dubbed as good enough to leave Rome for the big boys, and Mario Balotelli has been rumoured to be making his next career move.<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Transfer Rumours<\/h2>\n<h3>Troy Parrott to be Lured to Germany?<\/h3>\n<p>Only being 17-years-old, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> striker Troy Parrott has been targetted by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/borussia-dortmund\/startseite\/verein\/16\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Borussia Dortmund<\/a>, whilst also being on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a>&#8216;s radar according to Neil Fissler of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1208359\/Tottenham-transfer-news-Borussia-Dortmund-Troy-Parrott-Jose-Mourinho\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday Express.<\/a> The two German giants will be looking to add the young striker to their already young teams in order to help add fresh blood to their attack for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Having impressed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/troy-parrott\/profil\/spieler\/552655\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">54% goal involvement rate in the UEFA Youth League<\/a>, this was enough to show he is a rising talent. Scoring five goals and setting one up in three games, Parrott is surely a player to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<p>The Bundesliga is no stranger to attracting young prospects from abroad into their fray. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/ademola-lookman\/profil\/spieler\/406040\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ademola Lookman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/jonjoe-kenny\/profil\/spieler\/258883\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonjoe Kenny<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/reece-oxford\/profil\/spieler\/314295\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reece Oxford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/ethan-ampadu\/profil\/spieler\/392771\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethan Ampadu<\/a> all had experience in Germany&#8217;s top flight.<\/p>\n<h3>Nicolo Zaniolo to Move On From Roma?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> are ready to battle <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> for Nicolo Zaniolo&#8217;s signature, supposedly preparing a \u00a352 million bid in January, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/11\/24\/man-utd-psg-planning-january-bids-roma-midfielder-nicolo-zaniolo-11209840\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zaniolo has become one of the most sought after talents in Europe. Making his debut for the Italian senior team, he has impressed on the international stage. The attacking midfielder has risen in value since his arrival from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/inter-mailand\/startseite\/verein\/46\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolo is able to play behind the striker and on the wings. Being a good possible addition to any attacking side, he has an impressive work rate supporting the strikers.<\/p>\n<h3>Mario Balotelli on the Move Again?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/galatasaray-istanbul\/startseite\/verein\/141\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galatasaray<\/a> have been reported to express their interest in Mario Balotelli following the news, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7717477\/Mario-Balotelli-keen-January-switch-Galatasaray-storming-Brescia-training.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mail Online&#8217;s<\/a> Tony Miles, that he stormed out of Brescia training. Balotelli joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/brescia-calcio\/startseite\/verein\/19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brescia<\/a> this summer and is now looking for his next club. Scoring two in seven games for Brescia, it wasn&#8217;t enough to keep them from the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Playing for numerous teams in different leagues, Mario Balotelli has had a journeyman&#8217;s career with tints at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/ac-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AC Milan<\/a>, Inter, OGC Nice, Marseille, and more. Will his next stop be in Turkey?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"vMyMQRf4QPBm9aoyzBcIMQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1183454861\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'vMyMQRf4QPBm9aoyzBcIMQ',sig:'lgEASkIICpYLCrbvfD4J9RQZO6WL6d6l2-wjshjD4gI=',w:'594px',h:'389px',items:'1183454861',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition of Last Word On Football&#8217;s latest transfer round-up, we will be taking a look at some of the latest rumours to be floating about. Troy Parrott is being eyed by the two German giants, Nicolo Zaniolo is being dubbed as good enough to leave Rome for the big boys, and Mario Balotelli [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3283,"featured_media":537175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,18,30,1367,3,24],"tags":[128,3383,37,3292,136],"class_list":["post-537142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-ligue-1","category-manchester-united","category-news","category-paris-saint-germain","category-premier-league","category-tottenham","tag-mario-balotelli","tag-nicolo-zaniolo","tag-transfers","tag-troy-parrott","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}