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As of Monday evening, big-spending City and Serie A giants Inter were yet to agree a fee for the 19-year-old, although reports out of Italy suggest the Eastlands club will pay around £25million to secure the Italian, who would become the club's fifth major signing of the summer.

Betting on Monday night was suspended on Balotelli joining City, however the young forward's agent, Mino Raiola, has insisted a deal not a foregone conclusion.

"Balotelli hasn't signed anything with Manchester City and I doubt that anything will be agreed in the next few days," he said on Monday.

Although City need to trim their squad to 25 players for the new season, that has not stopped them from bringing in Aleksander Kolarov, David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng.

James Milner and Fernando Torres have also been linked with moves to Eastlands, while should Balotelli not join the club, boss Roberto Mancini could step up his attempts to sign Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.