four-and-a-half year deal with AC Milan.
The Italian giants claim the deal has been done,
although City sources say it will be completed on
Wednesday morning once the Italian has passed a
medical.
City had also been negotiating with Juventus but Milan
director Umberto Gandini insists the fee - believed to
be around £20m - has been agreed and the 22-year-old
has committed his future until the summer of 2017.
The deal will bring to an end Balotelli's two-year
rollercoaster at the Etihad, a stint which saw him
famously provide the crucial injury-time pass which set
up Sergio Aguero for the dramatic Premier League title-
winning goal against QPR last May.
That memorable afternoon came just five weeks after
City boss Roberto Mancini said Balotelli would never
play for the club again following the striker's red card
at Arsenal.
Lapses in professionalism and numerous training-
ground bust-ups have been characteristics of Balotelli's
time at the club, the latest when he had to be
separated from his manager after he lunged at team-
mate Scott Sinclair.
Mancini has - for the most part - stood by the Italy
international, who shone for his country in Euro 2012.
This season though he has barely featured, making just
two substitute appearances since a dreadful
performance against Manchester United at the
beginning of December.
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