Jerzy Dudek talked to him at that friendly a couple weeks ago in Poland and wrote about it in his column (http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/felietony/jerzy-dudek,jerzy-dudek-o-transferze-mario-balotellego-i-angela-di-marii,artykul,495739,1,1073.html). Basically Di went to drastic measures to be able to play through the WC final through injury, but RM sent a letter forbidding him to play and he was devastated. Then the contract talks didn't go well and he was basically told he was going to play 20 min a game if he stayed.