Mario Balotelli arrives to join 12th club of rollercoaster career on free transfer and end footballing exile

PREMIER LEAGUE icon Mario Balotelli is on the verge of joining Serie A side Genoa.

The 34-year-old has been without a club since leaving Turkish outfit Adana Demirspor four months ago.

To prepare for his return, Balotelli has trained individually over the last few months.

And now he is ready for what could be his final stint in football.

The striker has agreed to pen a seven-month contract with struggling Italian side Genoa.

He will join the club as a free agent until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

Transfer guru claims he only wanted to join Genoa following extensive talks with manager Alberto Gilardino.

Balotelli arrived at Hotel Melia in Genova late on Sunday night.

The former Italy international appeared thrilled as he met with a group of supporters.

His medical is expected to take place on Monday morning.

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Genoa will be the 12th club of Balotelli’s professional career.

He made his debut with local side Lumezzane in 2006 before sealing a move to Inter Milan.

The striker then went on to play for Manchester City, AC Milan, Liverpool, Nice, Marseille, Brescia, Monza, Adana Demirspor and Sion.

He was also capped 36 times by the Italian national team and scored 14 international goals.