Mario Balotelli is on his way out of Manchester City with a deal having been struck for the striker to return to Italy with Milan.
It is believed the Serie A side have agreed to pay around £20m, with some of the fee being made up by bonuses.
City have yet to comment officially but Balotelli was reported to have flown out to Italy. The Milan director Umberto Gandini tweeted: "Transfer agreement for Balotelli signed with Manchester City. Medicals tomorrow in Milan, then personal terms until 2017."
Providing there are no unforeseen hitches, Balotelli is likely to join Milan ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline, thus ending a remarkable two-and-a-half-year stay in Manchester, during which time the forward has attracted almost as many headlines for off-field incidents as success on it.
He has made just two substitute appearances since a disappointing performance against Manchester United at the beginning of December, when he was handed a surprise start, but did little of note before being substituted in the second-half.
Though his manager Roberto Mancini and his assistant David Platt have repeatedly stressed since then that Balotelli is going nowhere, the move to Italy has gained strength.
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