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Balotelli extends Nice contract

Italian international striker Mario Balotelli signed a new one-year deal with French Ligue 1 outfit Nice on Sunday after spearheading their qualification for the Champions League in his first season.

Italian forward Mario Balotelli arriving for the warm up session prior to the French L1 football match betweem Olympique of Marseille (OM) and Nice at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille.
BORIS HORVATAFP

Italian international striker Mario Balotelli signed a new one-year deal with French Ligue 1 outfit Nice on Sunday after spearheading their qualification for the Champions League in his first season.

Nice announced the news on the club's website with a photo of the 26-year-old Balotelli signing his contract alongside president Jean-Pierre Rivere and general manager Julien Fournier.

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 14, 2017 shows Nice's Italian forward Mario Balotelli looking on during the French L1 football match between Nice and Angers at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France.  Italian international striker M
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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 14, 2017 shows Nice's Italian forward Mario Balotelli looking on during the French L1 football match between Nice and Angers at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France. Italian international striker MFRANCK PENNANTAFP

Balotelli, who played in Italy for AC Milan and Inter Milan and England with Liverpool and Manchester City, joined Nice last August and scored 17 goals in 28 appearances as the club finished third in France