Agent: Balotelli happy in Manchester

The agent of Mario Balotelli says his client is happy at Manchester City and has no intention of leaving the club at the moment.

Mino Raiola said that unlike striker Carlos Tevez, who has publicly stated he is eager to leave Manchester, the Italian is enjoying the city and life at the Premier League leaders.

Rumours have persisted that the former Inter Milan forward could make a return to his home country, but Raiola does not anticipate him leaving Eastlands any time soon.

“Mario has no intention of leaving City. He has started to understand certain systems on how to get along there,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

“Strangely for him, he is admitting that Manchester isn’t as bad as he thought or said. Is Milan a better city? It depends on your point of view, but right now Manchester is better for him.”

Raiola is also the agent of AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and he hopes to see both his clients playing for the Serie A giants sometime in the future.

“Will Balotelli be Ibra’s future team-mate? That would be great, as it’d mean Ibra will carry on playing for many years,” Raiola said.