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Reds complete Mario gamble

AFP, London
i Liverpool completed their signing of AC Milan's Italy striker | Mario Balotelli on Monday.
Balotelli, 24, emerged as a target for Reds manager Brendan Rodgers last week and Liverpool had been locked in talks with the former Manchester City star's agent since agreeing a reported 16-million-pound fee with Milan.
Those negotiations reached a successful conclusion on Monday and Balotelli's move was confirmed just hours before his new club face his old employers City in a Premier League clash at Eastlands.
“Liverpool can confirm they have completed the signing of Italy striker Mario Balotelli, subject to registration," a statement on the
club's website announced.
"The 24-year-old sealed his switch to Anfield from AC Milan after passing a medical and agreeing a longterm deal to become the Reds' ninth signing of the summer so far."
Balotelli is not eligible to feature against City, but he could travel to Manchester to watch the match after completing a one-on-one training session with the Reds' head of conditioning and fitness Ryland Morgans at the club's Melwood base.
In a statement on the club's website, Balotelli said: "I'm very happy. We've been talking about coming here and now I'm happy to be here
"Liverpool are one of the best teams here in England and the football is very good here.
"It's a great team with young players, and that's why I came here."
Balotelli, who will wear the num-
ber 45 shirt, is believed to have agreed a three-year, heavily incentivised 90,000-pounds per-week contract as he returns to the Premier League after a troubled 18-month spell with Milan, where he often endured racial abuse from opposing fans.
He scored 30 goals in 54 appearances for Milan, but the Italian outfit were still willing to accept Liverpool's offer for the controversial star, who has netted 13 times for Italy, including the winner against England at the recent World Cup.
Balotelli's arrival on Merseyside represents a major gamble given his reputation as one of the sport's most notorious bad-boys.
As well as dazzling with some spectacular goals, Balotelli has also infuriated a series of managers during a chaotic career which has included spells with Inter Milan,
City and AC Milan, as well as with the Italy national side.
He clashed with Jose Mourinho on numerous occasions at Inter and also fell out with Roberto Mancini at City, with his eventual sale to Milan in 2013 prompted by a training ground fight with the then City boss.
Rodgers initially ruled out a move for Balotelli during the club's pre-season tour of the United States and he is believed to have asked for the player's contract to include strict clauses about his behaviour on and off the pitch.
But the desire to land a top-class replacement for Luis Suarez, who was sold to Barcelona before the start of the season, persuaded Rodgers to sanction the deal for Balotelli, who won the Premier League and FA Cup during his time at City and also lifted the Italian title three times with Inter.