Overview
- The UAE First Division club posted an Instagram silhouette with the caption “our next signing?” that clearly referenced the 35-year-old striker.
- Goal and The National report he is set to agree a two-and-a-half-year contract, with travel to Dubai on Friday and registration targeted for January 12.
- Reports diverge on the destination, as Sky/Football Italia claim a signed deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq through 2028, but no club has announced an agreement.
- Balotelli has been a free agent since Genoa released him last July, and his last competitive appearance was in December 2024.
- If completed, the move would mark the 14th club of his career and a sixth national league, with Al Ittifaq currently bottom of the UAE First Division and on six goals for the season.