Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero has declared interest in Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.
Liverpool have been willing to sell Balotelli since January but could find no takers after signing him for £16m.
Ferrero said: "I'd sign him. If he came to Sampdoria, he would come back to his usual standards. Here nobody would bother him if he missed a goal, he would be quiet and happy."
Talking to Gazzetta TV, Ferrero added: "In my opinion he's not hungry anymore, he earns 4 million euros (£2.9m) a year. We should put him on bread and water, give him a Bianchina [a small car from the 1960s] rather than a Ferrari then I'm sure he would score again."
