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title: "Napoli the latest to move for City striker"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/napoli-the-latest-to-move-for-city-striker/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Aidan McCartney"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2013-01-16T19:00:37Z"
modified: "2013-01-16T19:00:37Z"
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# Napoli the latest to move for City striker

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Mario_Balotelli_814490a-150x150.jpg)It looks increasingly likely that punters in the Football Transfer Tavern are seeing the last of Mario Balotelli as a Premier League player with Napoli the latest club to be linked with a January move for the enigmatic striker.

According to [ESPN](https://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1301204?&cc=5739) journalist, Adam Digby, the Serie A club have said that the possibility of the 22-year-old forward returning to Italy with Napoli is one “for the future”.

Balotelli has suffered a concerning loss of form at the Etihad Stadium this term, and that combined with off-the-field issues, including a well publicised training ground fight with Roberto Mancini, could see him departing the Manchester club before the window closes.

Riccardo Bigon, the director of sport at the Stadio San Paolo-based club, failed to deny a possible move when he spoke to Sky Italia on Tuesday. “It is a very complicated situation and we are complete in terms of our strike force,” he said. “It is a situation for the future.”

AC Milan are also believed to be interested in bringing Mario back to Italy with his long-term future at the Etihad Stadium looking increasingly bleak.

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