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Sampdoria coach Walter Zenga insists they won’t be signing Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli this summer.

The Italian striker has no future at Anfield with the Reds looking to off-load the controversial 24-year-old, who cost £16million from AC Milan a year ago.

He has been linked with a move to Sampdoria and back in April club president Massimo Ferrero said: “I would take him - he’d be the real Balotelli again here. He wouldn’t have too much pressure here in Genoa.”

However, Zenga dismissed suggestions that he’s looking to secure the services of Balotelli and free agent Antonio Cassano.

“Cassano and Balotelli are players of extraordinary talent, but no, we won’t be signing them,” Zenga said.

“Giampaolo Pazzini? Who wouldn’t like to train a player like that? But there are problems with such signings that fans are unaware of.

“We have already made three or four buys. There’s Edgar Barreto, Niklas Moisander, Federico Bonazzoli and Mattia Cassani. We got Cassani to plug the gap after Lorenzo De Silvestri’s injury.

“The club acted quickly in the transfer market and we are building a good squad.”

Balotelli scored four goals in 28 appearances during his first season at Anfield. He’s surplus to requirements along with fellow Reds frontmen Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert.