Mario Balotelli to Liverpool: Best memes as Twitter reacts to imminent £16m transfer

The controversial Italian is set to return to the Premier League

James Orr
Friday 22 August 2014 17:24 BST
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Is this how Mario Balotelli will cruise into Liverpool?
Is this how Mario Balotelli will cruise into Liverpool? (twitter.com/FootballFunnys)

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He's coming back!

Mario Balotelli, the controversial Italian striker who was never out of the news during his entertaining three-year spell at Manchester City, has agreed a £17m transfer to Liverpool from AC Milan.

He's even told his team-mates in Milan "Ciao" according to reports from Sky Italia.

From bowing to his captain Steven Gerrard to driving in his Camouflage car, here is the best reactions to the stunning move from the internet.

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