<p class="title">Mario Balotelli will return to Italy with home town team Brescia after it was confirmed on Sunday he has signed for the newly-promoted club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Italian forward has penned a "multi-year contract" and will be officially presented on Monday, the northern team confirmed on their website.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Mario returns home," Brescia said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The return to Italy, after three years, was made possible by Mario's determination and enthusiasm to return to Brescia, the city where he grew up and where, since he was a child, he stood out for his physical and technical skills," the club continued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli, who was born in Sicily but adopted and raised just outside Brescia, has reportedly agreed on a three-year deal with the Serie B champions after being released by Marseille in June.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Finally back in MY CITY," Balotelli posted on social media along with a video collage of photos and clips of different moments of his career.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli made his debut in local team Lumezzane in Serie C as a 16-year-old, before moving to Serie A giants Inter Milan in 2007.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, Balotelli's debut in the Brescia shirt is not imminent as the striker has to serve a four-match ban and his return could be on September 25 against Juventus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sky Sports Italia reported Balotelli has signed a three-year deal worth three million euros ($3.3 million) for the first year, plus a further three million if the club remains in Serie A.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the following two years he will receive six million euros per season if Brescia remains in Serie A, Sky reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 29-year-old rejected a move to Brazilian club Flamengo as he pushes for a place in the Italian national team as Euro 2020 approaches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli, who has 36 caps for Italy, has not featured on the international stage since last September as coach Roberto Mancini said he was not playing at a high enough standard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brescia has been promoted back to the top flight for the first time since being relegated in 2011.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli last played in Serie A with AC Milan on loan from Liverpool in the 2015-2016 season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was his second spell at AC Milan after 2013-2014. He was part of the Inter Milan side coached by Jose Mourinho that won the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Champions League treble in 2010.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He won three Serie A titles with Inter before switching to Manchester City and helping them claim the Premier League crown in 2012.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brescia, meanwhile, crashed out of the Coppa Italia in the third round on Sunday losing 2-1 to Serie B outfit Perugia, who went through thanks to two goals deep into injury time. </p>
<p class="title">Mario Balotelli will return to Italy with home town team Brescia after it was confirmed on Sunday he has signed for the newly-promoted club.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Italian forward has penned a "multi-year contract" and will be officially presented on Monday, the northern team confirmed on their website.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Mario returns home," Brescia said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The return to Italy, after three years, was made possible by Mario's determination and enthusiasm to return to Brescia, the city where he grew up and where, since he was a child, he stood out for his physical and technical skills," the club continued.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli, who was born in Sicily but adopted and raised just outside Brescia, has reportedly agreed on a three-year deal with the Serie B champions after being released by Marseille in June.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Finally back in MY CITY," Balotelli posted on social media along with a video collage of photos and clips of different moments of his career.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli made his debut in local team Lumezzane in Serie C as a 16-year-old, before moving to Serie A giants Inter Milan in 2007.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, Balotelli's debut in the Brescia shirt is not imminent as the striker has to serve a four-match ban and his return could be on September 25 against Juventus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sky Sports Italia reported Balotelli has signed a three-year deal worth three million euros ($3.3 million) for the first year, plus a further three million if the club remains in Serie A.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the following two years he will receive six million euros per season if Brescia remains in Serie A, Sky reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 29-year-old rejected a move to Brazilian club Flamengo as he pushes for a place in the Italian national team as Euro 2020 approaches.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli, who has 36 caps for Italy, has not featured on the international stage since last September as coach Roberto Mancini said he was not playing at a high enough standard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brescia has been promoted back to the top flight for the first time since being relegated in 2011.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Balotelli last played in Serie A with AC Milan on loan from Liverpool in the 2015-2016 season.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was his second spell at AC Milan after 2013-2014. He was part of the Inter Milan side coached by Jose Mourinho that won the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and Champions League treble in 2010.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He won three Serie A titles with Inter before switching to Manchester City and helping them claim the Premier League crown in 2012.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brescia, meanwhile, crashed out of the Coppa Italia in the third round on Sunday losing 2-1 to Serie B outfit Perugia, who went through thanks to two goals deep into injury time. </p>