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Mario Balotelli staying at Manchester City, says Roberto Mancini

Mario Balotelli of Manchester City looks dejected at the final whistle of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg match against Sporting Lisbon at the Etihad Stadium on March 15, 2012 (credit: Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has performed a U-turn and declared Mario Balotelli will be staying with the Premier League champions.

Mancini indicated there was no future for Balotelli at the Etihad Stadium after the striker had been sent off in last month's defeat at Arsenal, saying he would “probably” sell him.

Reports in Italy have suggested Balotelli could head to AC Milan this summer in a swap deal which would bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Manchester, but Mancini insisted he was going nowhere.

“Ibra is a great player but I don't think Milan want to sell him,” Mancini told Gazzetta dello Sport. 

“I'm going to be honest, we haven't looked at the market yet. In the last five weeks our only focus has been the league.

“Mario has been very clear and I reiterate - Balotelli will remain at Manchester 101%.”

Balotelli, who set up Sergio Aguero for the 94th-minute winner against QPR which earned City their first league title since 1968, has been included in Italy's preliminary squad for Euro 2012.

“I am confident he will have a great European championship,” Mancini said. “I hope Mario will be the leader of the national team because he is the best Italian striker.

“He just needs to make his brain work. That is his only problem.”

Balotelli joined City from Inter Milan in August 2010 and is under contract until June 2015.

In case Mancini has another change of heart, Balotelli is 3/1 with Sky Bet to sign for AC Milan this summer and 5/1 to rejoin Inter.

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