He also claimed not to know of Arsenal 's Jack Wilshere , the player he narrowly beat to the award .
On 21 December 2010 Balotelli won the Golden Boy Award , saying that only one of the past winners was slightly better than he was -- Lionel Messi .
Balotelli also claimed not to know of Arsenal 's Jack Wilshere , the player Balotelli narrowly beat to the award .
On 21 December 2010 Balotelli won the Golden Boy Award , saying that only one of the past winners was slightly better than he was -- Lionel Messi .