Mario Balotelli has urged Mamadou Sakho to follow his escape route out of Liverpool and join Nice.
Following a terrible season at Anfield in 2014-15 and a similarly unproductive year back at AC Milan on loan, Balotelli left Liverpool to sign for the Ligue 1 outfit on a free transfer.
The former Manchester City striker has cut a revitalised figure in the south of France, scoring seven times in eight appearances for Lucien Favre's league leaders.
"What a mess that a player like him does not play," Balotelli told Telefoot.
"I played with Mama. He is one of the best defenders I have worked [with]. He should go.
"If he wants to leave, I think that [a move to] Nice can be a good thing."
"I'll talk to him," he added. "I'll do it, for the month of January? Yes, it would be good."
