Real Madrid Keeper Iker Casillas Hopes to Swap Shirts with Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli got all kinds of criticism when he swapped shirts with Pepe at half-time of Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid two weeks ago. 

But hey, it is clearly a jersey that is in demand within the confines of the Real Madrid dressing room. 

The Daily Mail interviewed Real Madrid's Iker Casillas ahead of the return match on Tuesday night, and the goalkeeper admitted he has his eye on Balotelli's shirt.

This time, though, there will be one key difference.

As per the newspaper: 

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Iker Casillas is planning to swap shirts with Mario Balotelli when Liverpool visit the Bernabeu for their Champions League clash, but he'll wait until full time to do so.

Casillas told Sportsmail he was keen to swap shirts with the former Manchester City man at the end of the game, but revealed he didn't really see the problem with doing it half time.

'You can swap shirts at half-time in Spain and it’s no problem,' said Casillas.

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After all the heat he received last time, we wouldn't blame Balotelli if he did not give away his shirt to anybody at any time, although he might find it easier to make the switch with Casillas if he manages to stick a few goals past the Spanish international.

[Daily Mail]